Question

The density of tungsten is 1210 lb ft3 what would be its specific volume. wanted all working :(

Answer 1

Answer: Specific volume of Tungsten is
`(8.26*10^-^4ft^3)/(lb)` .

Step-by-step explanation: The density of Tungsten is given as 1210 lb per cubic feet and it asks to calculate its specific volume.

Density is directly proportional to the mass and inversely proportional to the volume where as specific volume is directly proportional to the volume and inversely proportional to the mass. It means, specific volume is the reciprocal of density.

specific volume =
`(1)/(density)`

Let's plug in the given value of the density in above formula:

specific volume =
`(1)/(1210lb*ft^-^3)`

specific volume =
`(0.000826ft^3)/(lb)`

If we want to write the answer in scientific notations then need to move the decimal four places to the left and so it becomes
`(8.26*10^-^4ft^3)/(lb)`

Answer 2

The specific volume is the reciprocal of density (i.e. density is mass per volume, specific volume is volume per mass). In this case, the specific volume would be
1/1210 = 8.26 x 10^(-4) ft^3/lb.