If the density of mercury is 13.6 g/mL and the density of lead is 11.3 g/mL...?

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just flip the density over to get mL per gram and multiply by the number of grams to find the volume:

Hg: 1 / 13.6 = 0.074 mL / g

0.074*1g = 0.074 mL

Pb: 1/ 11.3 = 0.088 mL/g

0.088*1g = 0.088 mL

lead has larger volume
 
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