Measurements
Formulas
Terms Related to Density
Practice Problems
Key Points about Density
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1.0g/mL
What is the density of water?
100
Mass / Volume
What is the formula for density?
100
The measurement of how much mass of a substance is contained in a given volume.
What is the definition of Density?
100
4.67g / 32.8mL. Find Density and say if it sinks or floats.
0.14g/mL. The object sinks.
100

What can be used to identify an unknown substance?

Calculating density.

200
Greater than 1.0g/mL
What is the density of an object that sinks in water?
200
Mass / Density
What is the formula for volume?
200
The amount of space an object takes up.
What is the definition of Volume?
200
1.74g/mL X 63mL. Find the mass.
1.92g
200

When measuring the Volume of a solid object, what unit is it usually expressed in? What is the formula?

In cubic centimeters. Length x width x height

300
Less than 1.0g/mL
What is the density of an object the floats in water?
300
Density X Volume
What is the formula for mass?
300
The measurement of the amount of matter in an object.
What is the definition of Mass?
300

22.95g / 15.45cm3. Find density. Say if it sinks or floats.

1.49g/cm3. The object sinks.

300
A measure of the force of gravity on you.
What is the definition of Weight?
400

What are the two units of measurement for density?

g/cm3 and g/mL

400
An object has the Mass of 45.87 g and the Volume of 21.42 mL. Find the Density.
2.1414 g/mL
400

What kind of substance property is Density?

A Physical Property

400
41g / 3.2g/mL. Find the volume.
12.81mL.
400

Name two ways density is important to understand (what can it help us determine).

To figure out if an object sinks or floats in water,& can help us identify unknown substances.

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?

0.528 mL

500

97g / 105mL. Find the density. Say if it sinks or floats.

0.92g/mL. This object floats.

500
What kind of property of an object is the Mass?
A physical property.
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