Question

A clay cube has sides that are 5 cm long and a mass of 20 g. What is the density of the clay?

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Answer 1

density = 0.16[gr/cm^3] = 160 [kg/m^3]

Step-by-step explanation:

To solve this problem we must use the definition of density which tells us that this is equal to the relationship between mass and volume. In this way we have:

Since the body is a cube, its sides are equal we have:

v = 5 * 5 * 5 = 125 [cm^3]

m = 20 [grams]

density = m / v

density = 20/125

density = 0.16 [grams/cm^3]

Now if we convert the units to the international system, we have:

`0.16[(gr)/(cm^(3) ) ]*(1kg)/(1000gr) *(100^(3) cm^(3) )/(1^(3) m^(3) ) \\= 160 [kg/m^(3) ]`