As an instructor is preparing for an experiment, he requires 225 phosphoric acid. the only container readily available is a 150-ml erlenmeyer flask. is it large enough to contain the acid, whose density is 1.83 g/ml?

Yes it is large enough to store the acid.

Explanation:

Density is defined as the mass contained per unit volume.

Given : Mass of acid = 225 grams

Density of acid =

Putting in the values we get:

Thus volume of the acid is and thus Erlenmeyer flask with volume of 150 ml is enough to contain the acid.

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