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Determine the mass of a solid steel ball that has a diameter of 10 cm. The density of pure steel is 8.09 g/cm3

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Answer:

The mass of the steel ball is 4,235.9 gr

Explanation:

Density

The density ρ of a substance is a measure of its mass per unit volume:


\displaystyle \rho=(m)/(V)

If the density and the volume are given, the mass can be calculated by solving the above formula for m:


m=\rho.V

We know the density of pure steel ρ=8.09 gr/cm3 and the diameter of a solid steel ball d=10 cm.

We need to calculate the volume of the sphere:

The volume of a sphere of radius r is given by:


\displaystyle V=(4)/(3)\cdot \pi\cdot r^3

The radius is half the diameter: r= 10/2 = 5 cm. Thus:


\displaystyle V=(4)/(3)\cdot \pi\cdot 5^3

Calculating:


V=523.6\ cm^3

The mass is:


m=8.09 gr/cm^3 \cdot 523.6\ cm^3

m=4,235.9 gr

The mass of the steel ball is 4,235.9 gr

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