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a cube of gold-colored metal with a volume of 54 ml has a mass of 980 grams. the density of pure gold is 19.3g/ml. Is the metal pure gold? why?

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Just divide the mass in grams by the number of mililiters. If the answer is the same as gold, then it's gold.
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