Question

What is the mass of 5mL of vinegar, if the tared mass of a garduated cylinder is 15.254 grams and the total mass is 20.521 grams?

Answer 1

Ans. Tared mass: Tared mass means the mass of an empty vessel or container.

Here, it is the mass of “empty” graduated cylinder.

So,

Mass of empty cylinder = 15.254 g

Total mass (Tared mass + vinegar) =20.521 g

Mass of vinegar= Total mass – Tared mass

                        = 20.521 g – 15.254 g

                        = 5.267 g

Hence the mass of 5.0 mL vinegar = 5.267 g