An empty Erlenmeyer flask weighs 235.6 g. When filled with water (d = 1.00 g/cm3), the flask and its contents weigh 571.3 g.   (a) What is the volume of water in the flask? Enter your answer in scientific notation. (b) How much does the flask weigh when filled with the same volume of chloroform (d = 1.48 g/cm3)?

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An empty Erlenmeyer flask weighs 235.6 g. When filled with water (d = 1.00 g/cm3), the flask and its contents weigh 571.3 g.
 
(a) What is the volume of water in the flask? Enter your answer in scientific notation.

(b) How much does the flask weigh when filled with the same volume of chloroform (d = 1.48 g/cm3)?

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