Density Word Problems

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Chemistry

Density Word Problems

Solve each of the problems below. Show your work including the formula , calling out each variable and plugging the numbers into the formula. Your answer should include units of measure. Reference densities and formulas listed below may be helpful in some problems.

1.

What is the density of an object with a mass of 120g and a volume of 7ml?

2.

What is the volume of 220g of an object with a density of 55g/cm

3

?

3.

We have an object with a density of 620g/cm

3

and a volume of 75 cm

3

. What is the mass of this object?

4.

What would be the mass of #3 in kilograms?

5.

A block of wood has a mass of 180 grams. It is 10.0 cm long, 6.0cm wide, and

4.0cm thick. What is its volume and density?

6.

A 500 gram piece of metal has a volume of 2.75 cm

3

. What is its density?

7.

Find the volume of 20.0g of benzene.

8.

Find the mass of ether which can be put into a beaker holding 130 mL

9.

Find the volume of 10g of gasoline.

10.

A cube measures 3.0 cm on each side and has a mass of 25g. What is the density of the cube?

11.

Will the cube in # 10 float in water? Will it float in benzene?

12.

An irregularly shaped stone was lowered into a graduated cylinder holding a volume of water equal to 20.0mL. The height of the water rose to 30.2mL. If the mass of the stone was 25.0g, what was its density?

13.

A solid object listed below has a volume of 10.0 cm3. It has a mass of 86g. What is its density? What material is the object?

14.

If two objects have the same density and A has a higher mass than B , which has a larger volume (A or B)?

15.

Two objects have the same mass but A occupies less volume than B . Which has a larger density?

16.

What is the mass of a cylinder of lead that is 2.50 cm in diameter, and 5.50 cm long. The density of lead is 11.4 g/mL and the volume of a cylinder is V=

π

r

2 h.

17.

When a 50 cm long wooden log has a radius of 7 cm and a mass of 770g, what is the density of the wood?

18.

A glass bottle has a volume of 1L and weighs 500g. When half filled with oil, it weighs 1,750 g. What is the density of the oil in the bottle?

d = m/v m= d x v

V = m/d 1 mL = 1 cm

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Common densities

Benzene 0.88g/mL

Gasoline 0.7g/mL

Ether 0.71g

Brass 8.6 g/cm 3

Copper 8.9g/cm3

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