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A metal having a mass of 44 grams is dropped in 118.2 cm3 of water and sinks to the bottom. The volume of the water and object is 124.3 cm3 . What is the density of the metal?
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A metal having a mass of 44 grams is dropped in 118.2 cm3

of water and sinks to the bottom. The volume
of the water and object is 124.3 cm3
. What is the density of the metal?

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The volume of the lump that was dropped into the water is

(124.3 - 118.2) = 6.1 cm³

The density of the lump is (mass)/(volume) = 44 / 6.1 = 7.21 gm per cm³.
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