A piece of metal ore weighs 8.25 g. When a student places it into a graduated cylinder containing water, the liquid level rises from 21.25 mL to 26.47 mL. What is the density of the ore?
1 Answer
Feb 26, 2016
Density = Mass/volume
The volume of water displaced is the volume of the metal. Use this value and the mass of the metal to calculate the density.