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Calculating Density
Density
=
Mass divided by Volume
D=M/V
Mass
=
Density times Volume
M=DxV
Volume
=
Mass divided by Density
V=M/D
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1. 4 cm of a mystery substance has a mass of 3.2 grams. What is the density of the
mystery substance?
2. A diamond with a volume of 2 cubic centimeters has a mass of 7 grams. What is
its density?
3. The density of cork is 0.2 g per cm. If I have a cork with a mass of 0.4 grams,
what would its volume be?
4. The density of steel is 7.8 g/cm. If you have a steel cube that has a volume of 10
cm, what is its mass?
5. If a loaf of bread has a volume of 2270 cm and a mass of 454 g. What is the
density of the bread?
6. A liter (which is the same as 1,000 ml) of water has a mass of 1000 g. What is the
density of water? ( HINT: 1 ml = 1 cm )
7. A block of wood has a density of 0.6 g / cm and a volume of 1.2 cm. What is the
mass of the block of wood?
8. Use the data below to determine the density of each substance. Then use the chart
below to determine the identity of each substance.
Substance
Density
Mass (g)
Volume (cm )
171
15
148
Density (g / cm )
Substance
Gold
19.3
Mercury
13.5
Lead
11.4
Iron
7.87
Aluminum
3.7
Bone
1.7-2.0
Gasoline
0.66-0.69
Air (dry)
0.00119
40
475
250
680
1,000
9. You are given a golf ball that has a mass of 30 grams and a volume of 12 cubic
centimeters, and a baseball that has a mass of 350 grams and a volume of 60 cubic
centimeters. Calculate the density of each object to determine which one has the
greater density. Will either sink if placed in a pan of water?
10. Your cell-phone has a mass of 800 g and a volume of 50 cm3. Calculate its
density and compare it to the density of water to determine if it would sink/float if
you dropped it in a pool.
11. Put the following three liquids in order of increasing mass: Liquid A has a
density of 2.4 g/cm3 and a volume of 30 cm3. Liquid B has a density of 2.9 g/cm3
and a volume of 15.0 cm3. Liquid C has a density of 0.36 g/cm3 and a volume of
80 cm3. If you mixed these 3 liquids together what would happen?
Density of Some Common
Substances
Substance Density (g/cm3)
Air
0.0013
Feathers
0.0025
Wood(Oak)
0.6 - 0.9
Ice
0.92
Water
1.00
Bricks
1.84
Aluminum
2.70
Steel
7.80
Silver
10.50
Gold
19.30