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?

Answer:The cost of wasted nitric acid is $187.02Step-by-step explanation:Since it is given that specific gravity of Nitric Acid is 1.42 Thus the density of nitric acid is [tex]\rho _{acid}=S.G\times \rho _{water}\\\\\\\rho_{acid}=1.42\times 1\frac{g}{cm^3}\\\\\rho_{acid}=1.42g/cm^3[/tex]Now from the basic relation of mass volume and density we have[tex]\rho =\frac{Mass}{Volume}\\\\\therefore Volume=\frac{Mass}{\rho }[/tex]Since the mass of the nitric acid is given to be 5.112 kg = 5112 gramsThus the volume of nitric acid is [tex]Volume=\frac{5112}{1.42}=3600cm^3[/tex]Now we know that 1000 cubic centimeters euals 1 litrerThus the calculated volume in liters is [tex]V_{liters}=\frac{3600}{1000}=3.6Liters[/tex]Thus the cost of acid spilled  equals [tex]Cost=3.6\times 51.95=187.02[/tex]