Determine the mass of a 50.0 mL sample of salt solution; report the mass as y = 1.034 x + 0.111

Question

 

Based on the following equation, determine the mass of a 50.0mL sample of your salt solution. Report the mass as a number and use all lower case letters to spell out the word(s) in the unit(s).

y = 1.034 x + 0.111

Answer 1

The conversion factor 1.034 appears to be the density (gram/mL) of the solution and x appears to be the volume. 0.111 appears to be a fixed correction factor, perhaps related to the solution container. Therefore multiplying 1.034 by the volume we arrive at the weight (mass) of the solution. So y=51.7+0.111=51.811 grams.