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DENSITY Test
Form
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Figure 1: Reading on a balance of a metal block.1
1. What is the
MASS of the metal
block in Figure 1?
2. What is the
VOLUME of the
metal block in
Figure 1?
Table 1: (Use for questions 1 – 8)
Density of various jewelry metals
Metal
Density
(in g/cm3)
Copper
9.0
Silver
10.5
Gold 9ct
11.8
Palladium
12.0
Gold 14ct
13.8
Gold 18ct Yellow
15.6
Gold 18ct White
15.8
Gold 22ct
17.8
Gold
19.3
950 Platinum
20.1
Platinum
21.4
3. What is the
DENSITY of the
metal block in
Figure 1?
4. What metal is the
block in Figure 1
made of?
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Figure 2: Metal cube Reading on a balance...
5. What is the
MASS of the metal
cube in Figure 2?
6. What is the
VOLUME of the metal
cube in Figure 2?
.. And to a graduated cylinder (initial volume 30.0ml water).
7. What is the
DENSITY of the metal
cube in Figure 2?
8. What metal is the
cube in Figure 2 made
of?
9. Graph the densities from questions 3 and 7 on the provided grid… Label and number your axes.
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Balance image pulled from www.scalesnow.com
Figure 3A: Mass empty cylinder
Figure 3B: Mass cylinder after adding 71.0ml of salt water
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78.9
164.5
9. Examine Figure
3a and 3b… What
is the MASS of the
SALT WATER?
10. What is the
DENSITY of the SALT
WATER?
11. What UNITS does
the ELECTRONIC
device in Figure 3a
and 3b measure?
12. How much would
71.0mls of PURE
water weigh?
Figure 4: Mass and volume analysis of three rock samples...
16.1
26.0
SAMPLE “A” on
a digital balance
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g. cylinder
with water
g. cylinder
with water
AND
SAMPLE “B”
g. cylinder
with water
g. cylinder
with water
AND
SAMPLE “A”
13. In Figure 4,
What is SAMPLE
“A”’s DENSITY?
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SAMPLE “B” on
a digital balance
14. In Figure 4, What
is SAMPLE “A” made
of?
Table 2: Use with Questions 13 - 16
Densities of various rocks2
Rock
Density (g/ml)
Coal
1.1
Sandstone
2.2
Limestone
2.3
Marble
2.4
Rock salt
2.5
Granite
2.6
Slate
2.7
Basalt
2.8
Peridotite
3.1
15. In Figure 4, What
is SAMPLE “B”’s
DENSITY?
Data pulled from http://geology.about.com/cs/rock_types/a/aarockspecgrav.htm
16. In Figure 4, What
is SAMPLE “B” made
of?