Measurements
Formulas
Terms Related to Density
Practice Problems
Key Points about Density
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What is the density of water?
1.0g/mL
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What is the formula for density?
Density = Mass / Volume
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What is density?
The measurement of how much mass of a substance is contained in a given volume.
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4.67g / 32.8mL. Find Density and say if it sinks or floats.
0.14g/mL. The object will float.
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What unit is mass usually expressed in?
In grams (g)
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What is the density of an object that sinks in water?
Greater than 1.0g/mL
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What is the formula for volume?
Volume = Mass / Density
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What is volume?
The amount of space an object takes up.
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1.09.62g / 63mL. Find the density.
1.74 g/mL
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What unit is volume usually expressed in?
In cubic centimeters (cm3).
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What is the density of an object the floats in water?
Less than 1.0g/mL
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What is the formula for mass?
Mass = Density x Volume
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What is mass?
The measurement of the amount of matter in an object.
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22.95g / 15.45cm. Find density. Say if it sinks or floats.
1.49g/cm. The object sinks.
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Which is more dense: Water or Oil?
Water because its density is greater than that of oil. Plus oil stays on top of water.
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What is the unit used to measure density?
g/cm3 or g/mL
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An object has the Mass of 45.87 g and the Volume of 21.42 mL. Find the Density.
2.1414 g/mL
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What does it mean to sink?
To fall under the water due to a density greater than 1g/mL.
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41g / 12.8mL. Find the density.
3.2g/mL
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I have two different objects. One has a mass of 34g and a volume of 7cm3. The other has a mass of 28g and a volume of 6cm3. Which of the two objects is the least dense?
The object with a mass of 28g and a volume of 6cm3 has the lowest density (4.67g/cm3) making it the least dense. The other object has a density of 4.86g/cm3 (34g/7cm3) making it the most dense.
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4.6g/12.5mL. Find the density. Does it sink or float?
0.368g/mL. It floats.
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An object has the Density of 4.67 g/mL and Volume of 3.91 mL. What is the Mass?
18.2597 g.
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What does it mean for an object to float?
It stays at the surface of water due to a density less than 1g/mL.
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97kg / 105L. Find the density. Say if it sinks or floats.
0.92. This object floats.
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Why is density important to understand?
To figure out if an object sinks or floats in water, & to identify an unknown object
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