A piece of metal ore weighs #8.250 * 10^-3# #kg#. 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?

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Answer 1 · 2016-02-26T19:02:24

#"Density"#, #rho# #=# #"Mass"/"Unit volume"#. The mass of the ore is #8.25# #g#

#rho# #=# #"Mass"/"Volume displaced"# #=# #(8.25*g)/((26.47-21.25)*mL)# #=# #??g*mL^-1#