Density Math Problems
What is the formula for finding density?
Density = Mass / Volume
What is density?
The amount of mass per unit volume of a substance.
Will an object with 0.65 g/cm3 sink or float in a liquid with a density of 0.75 g/mL?
Which is more dense? Fresh water or salt water?
Salt water
What is the density of a liquid that has a mass of 27 grams and a volume of 30 ml?
0.9 g/ml
What is mass?
The amount of matter in an object
Will an object with a density of 19.1 g/cm3 sink or float in water?
Sink
fresh water
A block of aluminum occupies a volume of 15.0 mL and weighs 40.5 g. What is its density?
2.70 g/ml
The amount of space that a substance or object occupies.
Will a cooking oil with a density of .91 sink or float in salt water?
Float
Which is more dense: honey or water?
honey
Calculate the density of sulfuric acid if 35.4 mL of the acid weighs 65.14 g.
1.84 g/mL
What is specific gravity?
Specific gravity of a substance is measured by comparing its density with the density of water.
Mercury is a metal that is a liquid at room temperature and has a density of 13.5 g/cm3. Will lead (desnity 11.4 g/cm3) sink or float in liquid Mercury?
Float
Which is more dense?
Liquid water or ice?
Liquid water
Find the mass of 250.0 mL of benzene. The density of benzene is 0.8765 g/mL.
219.1 g
What is neutral buoyancy?
When a substance has the same specific gravity as water, and does not float to the surface or sink.
Water, glycerin, vegetable oil, and alcohol are all poured into the same graduated cylinder. Based on the densities of each substance, which one will sink to the bottom of the cylinder?
Water (Density 1 g/mL)
Glycerin (Density 1.25 g/ml)
Vegetable Oil (Density 0.90 g/ml)
Alcohol (Density 0.81 g/ml)
Glycerin
Which solution will have the highest density?
50 g of sugar in 500 mL of solution
40 g of sugar in 400 mL of solution
30 g of sugar in 400 mL of solution
20g of sugar in 400 mL of solution
50 g of sugar in 500 mL of solution