Question

Initially 10.0 mL of water was placed in a graduate cylinder and then a solid metal was immersed in the water in the graduated cylinder. At this point, the volume of water was read as 15.5 mL. If the mass of the solid is 9.25 g, what is the density?

Answer 1

Answer: 1682 kg/m^3

Explanation:

the formula for density is mass/volume

to get the volume of the metal = Final Volume - Initial Volume

= 15.5 - 10.0 = 5.5mL

density of the metal = 9.25g/5.5mL = 1.682g/mL

to convert from g/mL to kg/m^3, multiply by 1000

density of metal = 1682 kg/m^3