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A large piece of jewelry has a mass of 132.6 g. A graduated cylinder initially contains 48.6

mL water. When the jewelry is submerged in the graduated cylinder, the total volume
increases to 61.2 mL.
a) Determine the density of this piece of jewelry.
b) Assuming that the jewelry is made from only one substance, what substance is it likely
to be? Explain.

User Swathy Krishnan
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m= 132.6g

v=61.2ml

D=M/V

=132.6g/61.2ml

= 2.166g/ml

User Syndo Rik
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