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a rock weighing 15.0g is placed in a cylinder displacing the volume from 25.0 to 36.2 what is the density of the rock in g/cm3

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density =mass/volume
The volume of the rock is= volume of raised after rock was put in the cylinder which is calculated by finding the difference in volumes

That is 36.2 -25=11.2mls
convert ml to CM^3

1ml=1cm^3 what about 11.2ml=11.2cm^3
Density is therefore= 15g/11.2 cm^3= 1.34 g/cm^3
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