I’ll be drying the silver out and weighing it sometime in the next couple days. Closest guess when I do gets bragging rights! (And absolutely nothing else)
The scale was zeroed with the beaker empty, and it contains only water and silver (and a trace amount of copper nitrate). If you have a strategy behind your guess, please do share it!
500g
At least twee fiddy
I love that so many people know how to do this.
830g.
People already did the work for me , so I’m playing The Price Is Right is my methodology.
829g
Density of silver: 10.49g/mL Density of water: 1g/mL Total mass: 1464g Total volume: 700mL x = volume of silver, mL y = volume of water, mL 10.49x + 1y = 1464 x+y = 700 9.49x=764 x=80.5058mL of silver 10.49x = 10.49 × 80.5058 = 844.51g of silverProbably an over estimate due to the copper so probably more like 835-840g.
Damn, you were faster than I was, I was just calculating the same thing. All I have left is to assume that they won’t be able to fully dry the silver and guess a bit higher… 850g.
Unfortunately for you, I’ve got a hot plate and it gets pretty darn hot.
No more than 1.4 kgs!
250ml solution (mostly water on top) = 250g
700g (if 700ml water) - 250g = 450ml silver slurry
450ml silver powder weight (dry) = 1800g
1464g (total) - 250g (excess water) = 1214g
450ml slurry = 1214g slurry
1800g (dry silver) - 1214g (silver slurry) = 516g (516ml water in slurry)
1464g (total) - 516g (water) = 948g silver powder.
I always miss something obviously stupid when doing math in public. However, it sounds suspiciously close to a 1kg starting weight of silver though.
I always miss something
Yes, in the very last line, it made no sense anymore (and I bet you felt it in your gut).
It should not be:
1464g (total) - 516g (water) = 948g silver powder.
but rather:
1214g (silver slurry) - 516g (water in slurry) = 698g silver powder.
Damnit. I edited with that correction, but deleted the edit, cause who the fuck knows why. Was kind of in a rush at the time, and didn’t think I would have been silly enough to miss the 250g.
Good cach and yeah, I felt it.
1026g. Based on the amount of visible water volume, and a guess of more above that subtracted from the total weight.
Fuck it, 1 kg exactly. I will accept the silver as my reward.
Damn, you were faster than me.
Pew pew
1102g - took a stab at the density of micron-sized silver powder, the volume, then arbitrarily knocked off 30% for the saturation in water 🤷
30g, not educated. Just a guess.
31g Bob!
Under cutting, fucker! You’re not allowed at Price is Right game night…/jk
It’s okay, you’re both off by at least an order of magnitude anyways. :)
29 g!
Danm it, you beat me…
Similar method to previous poster but I’m guessing 979g.
Is that elemental silver or some fancy compound?
Just elemental silver.
Elemental, my dear Watson
844.4 grams of silver.
I’m gonna bid $1, Bob.
How much? Weight or volume?I assume you mean weight… Give me a sec and I’ll take a guess.
Yeah I meant mass, but that’s a fair question. I updated the title.
Nah, it was kind of a dumb question actually. The volume isn’t going to change much unless you melt it down. Thanks though!
