Question

A metal cylinder has a mass of 128g. When the cylinder is submerged into water, it displaces 424ml of water. Calculate the specific gravity

Answer 1

First, we will need to find the density of the object, take the mass and divide it by the dispplaced water:
128/424 = 0.302 grams/milliliters
Convert that to kg/m3
We get: 302kg/m3
Divide that to the density of water: 1000kg/m3
302/1000 = 0.302
(thats a pretty darn light weighted metal)