Question

A perfect cube of aluminum metal was found to weigh 20.00 g. The density of aluminum is 2.7 g/ml. What are the dimensions of the cube?

Answer 1

Answer:

             Height  = 1.9493 cm

             Width =  1.9493 cm

             Depth  =  1.9493 cm

Solution:

Data Given:

                  Mass  =  20 g

                  Density  =  2.7 g/mL

Step 1: Calculate the Volume,

As,

                                        Density  =  Mass ÷ Volume

Or,

                                        Volume  =  Mass ÷ Density

Putting values,

                                        Volume  =  20 g ÷ 2.7 g/mL

                                        Volume  =  7.407 mL or 7.407 cm³

Step 2: Calculate Dimensions of the Cube:

As we know,

                                        Volume  =  length × width × depth

So, we will take the cube root of 7.407 cm³ which is 1.9493 cm.

Hence,

                                        Volume  =  1.9493 cm × 1.9493 cm × 1.9493 cm

                                        Volume  =  7.407 cm³