Density Notes

Open Ended

Why does the ice float in Beaker A but not in Beaker B?

Open Ended

Which is more dense? Explain why.

Open Ended

A piece of tin has a mass of 16.52 g and a volume of 2.26 cm3. What is the density of tin?

Open Ended

A man has a 50.0 cm3 bottle completely filled with 163 g of a slimy green liquid. What is the density of the liquid?

Open Ended

A sealed 2500 cm3 flask is full to capacity with 0.36 g of a substance. Determine the density of the substance.

Multiple Choice

What is the definition of density? (Make sure to write this in your notes!)

• a property of matter that is equal to the amount of mass in a certain volume of matter

• the amount of matter in an object or sample; mass is measured in kilograms

• the temperature at which a substance changes from a liquid to a gas as thermal energy is added to it

• the total energy related to the motion of the atoms and molecules in an object or sample of matter

Open Ended

What is one interesting fact about density? Give me one real-life example of how density affects an object.

Draw

Draw circles in the cubes to show me how the molecular arrangement of each cube is different as they go from less to more dense.

Dropdown

The formula for density is ​

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