What is the mass of #25.0# #cm^3# of gold?

1 Answer
Feb 23, 2016

Gold has a density, #rho# #=# #19.32# #g*cm^-3#. This very high density allows ALLUVIAL gold to be panned....i.e. separated by mass...

Explanation:

For mass, we simply take the product, #"volume "xx" density"#, i.e. #25.0*cancel(cm^3)xx19.32*g*cancel(cm^-3)# #=# #?? g#