Question

A sample of gold has a mass of 38.6 grams and a volume of 2 cm3. What is the density of gold

Answer 1

Answer:

$19.3 g/cm^3$

Explanation:

The density of a material is given by

$\rho = \frac{m}{V}$

where

m is the mass of the sample

V is its volume

for the sample of gold in this problem,

m = 38.6 g

$V=2 cm^3$

Substituting into the formula, we find the density of gold:

$\rho = \frac{38.6}{2}=19.3 g/cm^3$