The density of mercury is 13.6 g/cm³.The density of mercury is ________ kg/m³. A)1.36 × 10^-2 B)1.36 × 10⁴ C)1.36 × 10⁸ D)1.36 × 10^-5 E)1.36 × 10^-4

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To convert g/cm³ to kg/m³, we need to divide by 1000. Therefore, 13.6 g/cm³ is equal to 13.6 ÷ 1000 = 0.0136 kg/m³. To express this in scientific notation, we can move the decimal point four places to the right, resulting in 1.36 × 10⁻² kg/m³. The only option that matches this value is choice B.

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