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1.9 Investigation - Determine The Identity of An Unknown Substance With Density
1.9 Investigation - Determine The Identity of An Unknown Substance With Density
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Instructions: This chart includes 10 known substances and their densities.
Determine the density of each unknown substance by calculating ρ=m/v
and then identify the substance based on its density.
Remember that a square has three equal sides. Therefore the volume of a
square is determined by V = LWH = S3.
PVC 1.10
Copper 9.24
Aluminum 2.91
Steel 2.76
Brass 8.78
Poplar .45
Acrylic 1.21
Pine .41
Oak .79
Nylon 1.09
Data
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2 2.5 43.2
3 2.5 137.2
4 2.5 144.4
5 2.5 18.9
6 2.5 12.3
7 2.5 17.0
8 2.5 6.4
9 2.5 7.1
10 2.5 17.3
Data Analysis:
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