Question

a piece of solid of a mass 20 gram is immersed in a measuring cylinder the level of water in the cylinder rises from 10 ml to 20 ml determine the density of the solid will this piece float or sink in water?

Answer 1

Dear Student

The density is 2

Explanation : As we know the Density = mass / volume.

Here mass of substance is 20 gm and volume of water displaced by the substance us 10ml ( The density of water is 1 gm/cc).

Formula for density is =

Density = mass / volume

Density of substance = 20/ 10

Hence density of substance is 2

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