A student measures the mass of a metal sample as 12.450 g and its volume as 4.50 mL. What is the density of the metal, reported to the correct number of significant figures?
A2.7666 g/mL
B2.77 g/mL
C2.8 g/mL
D2 g/mL
Explanation
📌 Density = mass ÷ volume = 12.450 g ÷ 4.50 mL = 2.766666… g/mL. Significant figures rule for division: the answer carries the same sig figs as the LEAST precise measurement. 4.50 mL has 3 sig figs (mass has 5), so the answer rounds to 3 sig figs: 2.77 g/mL.
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