A jewelry nugget has a mass of and occupies a volume of

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Problem

A jewelry nugget has a mass of

12\,\text{g}

and occupies a volume of

1.25\,\text{cm}^3

. It is an alloy of silver (density

10.5\,\text{g/cm}^3

) and copper (density

8.9\,\text{g/cm}^3

). Determine the mass of silver present in the nugget. (a)

6.5\,\text{g}

(b)

5.25\,\text{g}

(c)

5.7\,\text{g}

(d)

6.3\,\text{g}