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A cube of gold-colored metal with a volume of 64 cm has a mass of 980 g. The density of pure gold is 19.3 g/cm³. Is the metal pure gold?

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No, the metal is not pure gold because density is equal to mass divided by volume and in this case we end up with about 15.3, making this metal less dense than gold.

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