Question

4. A teacher performing a demonstration finds that a piece of cork displaces 0.0375 Liters of water. The mass of the cork is 8.7 g. What is the density of the cork?​

Answer 1

To find the density of the cork, you can use the formula for density:

Density (ρ) = Mass (m) / Volume (V)

In this case, you are given the mass of the cork (m = 8.7 g) and the volume of water displaced by the cork (V = 0.0375 L).

Before we proceed, we need to convert the volume from liters to milliliters (1 liter = 1000 milliliters) since the mass is given in grams:

V = 0.0375 L = 0.0375 x 1000 mL = 37.5 mL

Now, you can calculate the density:

ρ = 8.7 g / 37.5 mL

ρ = 8.7 g / 37.5 mL ≈ 0.232 g/mL

So, the density of the cork is approximately 0.232 grams per milliliter (g/mL).