A cube-shaped block of wood, whose edge was $3cm$ long has a mass of $27g$ . What is its density ( $rho$ )?

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Answer 1 · 2016-09-03T17:58:15

$"Density, " rho$ $=$ $1*g*cm^-3$

$"Density"$ $=$ $"Mass"/"Volume"$

$=$ $(27*g)/(3*cm)^3$

That is a dense block of wood. Would it float?

Typical densities of wood are $0.65*g*cm^-3$ .

A cube-shaped block of wood, whose edge was 3*cm3*cm long has a mass of 27*g27*g. What is its density (rhorho)?