Measurements
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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?

Mass / Volume

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What is the definition of Density?

The measurement of how much mass of a substance is contained in a given volume.

100
4.67g / 32.8mL. Find Density and say if it sinks or floats.
0.14g/mL. The object sinks.
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What can Density do when identified?
It can identify an unknown substance.
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What is the density of an object that sinks in water?

Greater than 1.0g/mL

200

What is the formula for volume?

Mass / Density

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What is the definition of Volume?

The amount of space an object takes up.

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1.74g/mL X 63mL. Find the mass.
1.92g
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When measuring the Volume of a solid object, what unit is it usually expressed in?
In cubic centimeters.
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What is the density of an object the floats in water?

Less than 1.0g/mL

300

What is the formula for mass?

X Volume

300

What is the definition of 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.
300

What is the definition of Weight?

What is the definition of Weight?

400

What units are typically used in density?

Density used units such as grams, milliliters, etc.

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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 kind of substance property is Density?

A Physical Property

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41g / 3.2g/mL. Find the volume.
12.81mL.
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Why is density important to understand?

To figure out if an object sinks or floats in water, & density is an important physical property of an element.

500
4.6g/12.5mL. Find the density. Does it sink or float?
0.368g/mL. It floats.
500
An object has the Density of 4.67 g/mL and Volume of 3.91 mL. What is the Mass?
18.2597 g.
500
An object has the Density of 12.36 g/mL and the Mass of 6.52 g. What is the Volume?
1.8957055 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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What kind of property of an object is the Mass?
A physical property.
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