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Unit 1 Worksheet 4 Applied density problems

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1. Determine the density of each metal. Show all your work and include appropriate units.

100 0 g 78 0 g
A: 11 .1g / mL B: 7.8 g / mL
9 0 mL 10 0 mL

2. From the graph, estimate

a. the mass of 8.0 cm3 of metal A. 90 g
xmL 1mL
b. the volume of 70 g of metal B. 9 mL x 8.9mL
70 g 7.8 g

c. mark on the graph how you found the answers above

3. In the space above right, use the density of B as a factor to determine

the answer to 2b. Show the set-up including how the units cancel.

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 4. Ethanol has a density of 0.789 g/cm3.
a. What is the mass of 225 cm3 of ethanol?
xg 0.789 g
x 178 g
225mL 1mL

b. What is the volume of 75.0 g of ethanol?

xmL 1mL
x 95.1mL
75.0 g 0.789 g

5. What is the density of water in g/mL? Why?

1.0 g/mL; 1 gram of water has a volume of 1 mL or 1mL has a mass of 1 g.

6. The cup is a volume widely used by cooks in the U.S. One cup is equivalent to 237 cm3. If 1 cup
of olive oil has a mass of 216 g, what is the density of olive oil in g/cm3?
216g
0.911g /cm 3
237cm 3

7. What would you expect to happen if the cup of olive oil in question 6 is poured into a container of
ethanol? Why?

Olive oil is more dense than ethanol so it will sink to the bottom of the container.

Gold has a density of 19.3 g/ cm3. A cube of gold measures 4.23 cm on each edge:
8. What is the volume of the cube?

4.23cm x 4.23cm x 4.23cm 75.7 cm 3

9. What is its mass? How many significant figures should you include in your answer and why?

xg 19.3 g There are 3 significant figures in the least precise

x 1460 g
75.7 cm 3
1cm 3 measurement.

10. A standard backpack is approximately 30cm x 30cm x 40cm. Suppose you find a hoard of pure
gold while treasure hunting in the wilderness. How much mass would your backpack hold if you
filled it with the gold? An average student has a mass of 70 kg. How do these values compare?

Volume 30cm x 30cm x 40cm 36,000 cm 3

xg 19.3 g 1 kg
3
x 694,800 g x 694.8 kg , 700 kg (one sig. fig.)
36,000 cm 1mL 1000g
The backpack of gold has ten times the mass of an average student.

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