Osmium is the densest element known, with a density of 22.6g/ml. Turkey has the world's largest reserve of osmium, at 127,000 tons. How much space does this reserve occupy?

Question

(1 ton= 907 kg).

Answer 1

Let us simply use dimensional analysis (unit factor method):

127,000 tons x 907 kg/ton x 1000 g/kg x 1 ml/22.6 g = 5,096,858,407 mls = 5.10x109 mls = 5.10x106 liters

This is the volume occupied.