A mass of an iron block has a mass of $21.78g$ . What is its density if its volume is $1.5mL$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-10-25T00:46:50

$rho_"density"~=15*g*mL^-1$

By definition, $rho_"density"$ , is the mass per unit volume, and thus we take the quotient....

$rho="mass"/"volume"$ ....

$rho_"Fe"=(21.78*g)/(1.5*mL)=??*g*mL^-1$

By the way, $rho_"Fe"$ is actually approx. $8*g*mL^-1$ ....so your question quotes erroneous data.....

A mass of an iron block has a mass of 21.78*g21.78*g. What is its density if its volume is 1.5*mL1.5*mL?