Question

During laboratory investigation, students determined a large block of iron to have a density of 7.75 g/mL. If the block were to be cut in half, what would be the density of the smaller block?a. 7.75 g/mLb. 15.5 g/mLc. 3.88 g/mLd. 5.58 g/mL

Answer 1

If the density of the whole block is 7.75 g/mL, then the density of half of it is also 7.75 g/mL. (a)

The density of any substance is the same ... mass/volume ... no matter how big or small the sample is.

If the substance is pure, then its density is always the same. It doesn't matter whether your sample is a tiny drop in the middle of your finger-nail or a super-tanker full of it.

Answer 2

a. 7.75 g/mL
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Density measurement isn’t relative to its weight. The density would be the the same