A sample containing 33.42 g of metal pellets is poured into a graduated cylinder initially containing 12.7 mL of water, causing the water level in the cylinder to rise to 21.6 mL. What is the density of the metal?

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Answer 1 · 2016-06-14T04:11:28

#"Density"="Mass"/"Volume"# #~=# #3*g*mL^-1#

So we simply take the quotient of mass with respect to the volume of water displaced:

#(33.42*g)/((21.6*mL-12.7*mL)# #=# #??*g*mL^-1#