The water level in a graduated cylinder stands at 20.0 mL before and at 26.2 mL after a 16.74 g metal sample is lowered into the cylinder. What is the density of the sample? What metal is the sample most likely to be?

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Answer 1 · 2016-02-08T19:32:41

#2.7 g cm^-3# and aluminium.

That metal occupies a volume of 6.2 mL. Its density is

#16.74/6.2=2.7 g cm^-3#.

Consulting the periodic table I could say that the metal is
aluminium.