Nitric acid (specific gravity 1.42) costs $51.95 per liter. a student spills 5.112 kg of nitric acid in the laboratory, what is the cost of the nitric acid wasted?

The cost of wasted nitric acid is $187.02

Step-by-step explanation:

Since it is given that specific gravity of Nitric Acid is 1.42 Thus the density of nitric acid is

Now from the basic relation of mass volume and density we have

Since the mass of the nitric acid is given to be 5.112 kg = 5112 grams

Thus the volume of nitric acid is

Now we know that 1000 cubic centimeters euals 1 litrer

Thus the calculated volume in liters is

Thus the cost of acid spilled  equals

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