m_("bottle"):"mass of bottle"mbottle:mass of bottle
m_("water"):"mass of water"mwater:mass of water
m_("bottle")+m_("water")=60gmbottle+mwater=60g
color(green)(m_("water")=60-m_("bottle"))mwater=60−mbottle
m_("mercury"):"mass of mercury"mmercury:mass of mercury
m_("mercury")+m_("bottle")=360mmercury+mbottle=360
color(red)(m_("mercury")=360-m_("bottle"))mmercury=360−mbottle
**Since the density of water is 1,the mass and volume of water are equal. **
V_("water"):"Volume of water"Vwater:Volume of water
The volume of water and bottle are equal.
V_("water")=V_("bottle")Vwater=Vbottle
V_("mercury"):"Volume of mercury"Vmercury:Volume of mercury
V_("mercury")=V_("bottle")=V_("water")Vmercury=Vbottle=Vwater
V_("mercury")=color(green)(60-m_("bottle"))Vmercury=60−mbottle
d_("mercury"):"density of mercury"dmercury:density of mercury
d_("mercury")=(m_("mercury"))/(V_("mercury"))dmercury=mmercuryVmercury
d_("mercury")=13.6" " g/(cm^(3))dmercury=13.6 gcm3
13.6=(color(red)(360-m_("bottle")))/(color(green)(60-m_("bottle")))13.6=360−mbottle60−mbottle
13.6(color(green)(60-m_("bottle")))=color(red)(360-m_("bottle"))13.6(60−mbottle)=360−mbottle
816-13.6m_("bottle")=360-m_("bottle")816−13.6mbottle=360−mbottle
816-360=13.6m_("bottle")-m_("bottle")816−360=13.6mbottle−mbottle
456=12.6m_("bottle")456=12.6mbottle
m_("bottle")=456/(12.6)mbottle=45612.6
m_("bottle")=36.19gmbottle=36.19g