(4B) Density Calculations

A student measures the mass of an 8.0 cm³ block of brown sugar to be 12.9 g. What is the density of the brown sugar?

• 1.6 g/cm³

• 0.62 g/cm³

• 103.2 g/cm³

• 0.54 g/cm³

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A chef fills a 50.0 mL container with 43.5 g of cooking oil. What is the density of the oil?

• 1.15 g/mL

• 0.87 g/mL

• 2,175 g/mL

• 6.5 g/mL

A graduated cylinder is filled with water to a level of 40.0 mL. When a piece of copper is lowered into the cylinder, the water level rises to 63.4 mL. Find the volume of the copper sample.

If the density of the copper is 8.9 g/cm³ , what is its mass?

• 23.4 g

• 0.380 g

• 208 g

• 2.63 g

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The density of water is 1.00 g/cm³. What mass of water in grams will fill a tank 100 cm long, 50 cm wide, and 30 cm high?

• 6.7 x 10^-6 g

• 3,000 g

• 5,000 g

• 150,000 g

Calculate the volume of a liquid with a density of 5.45 g/mL and a mass of 65 g.

• 11.9 mL

• 354 mL

• 0.0838 mL

• 59.6 mL

Pure gold has a density of 19.32 g/cm³. How large would a piece of gold be if it had a mass of 318.97 g?

• 6,163 cm³

• 16.51 cm³

• 0.6057 cm³

• 299.7 cm3

While digging in the backyard, you find an old coin. Its mass is 26.76 g and its volume is 3 cm³. What is the coin made of?

• Marble

• Quartz

• Copper

• Gold

• Platinum

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You think you have found a diamond. Its mass is 5.28 g and its volume is 2 cm³. What did you find?

• Marble

• Quartz

• Diamond

• Gold

• Platinum

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These five balloons escaped from the balloon seller in the park. Each one is filled with one of the gases listed in the table below. Next to each balloon, write the name of the gas that you think that balloon contains.

• 2-Carbon Dioxide, 1-Hydrogen, 4-Helium, 5-Nitrogen, 3-Air

• 2-Carbon Dioxide, 1-Air, 4-Nitrogen, 5-Helium, 3-Hydrogen

• 2-Carbon Dioxide, 1-Nitrogen, 4-Helium, 5-Hydrogen, 3-Air

• 2-Carbon Dioxide, 1-Helium, 4-Air, 5-Nitrogen, 3-Hydrogen

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A plastic ball with a volume of 19.7 cm³ has a mass of 15.8 g. Calculate the density of the plastic ball.

Would this ball sink or float in a container of gasoline? Gasoline's density is 0.66-0.69 g/cm³.

• 0.802 g/cm³, Float

• 0.802 g/cm³, Sink

• 1.25 g/cm³, Float

• 1.25 g/cm³, Sink

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