Science Help Online Worksheet 2-7b Density

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Hit the print command and show all work in the spaces provided.   Use the 5-step method and be sure to include units where appropriate.  Round your answers to the correct number of significant digits.

                                                  Mass                           m
                                    Density = --------------     or    D = -------
                                                 Volume                         v

Adjust the density formula and solve the problems below:

              m                                                                           
     D = -------    Original Formula          -    Adjust the formula for the unknown     m =
               v

1.  The density of silver is 10.49 g/cm3.  If a sample of pure silver has a volume of 12.993 cm3, what would the mass?


 

 

2.  How many grams of tin would occupy 5.5 L, if it has a density of 7.265 g/cm3?


 

 

3.  What is the mass of a 350 cm3 sample of pure silicon with a density of 2.336 g/cm3?

 

 

 

Answers            1)      136.3g                                 2)      4.0 x 104 g                                 3)      820 g

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