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Water in a graduated cylinder has a volume of 30.0 mL. It rises to 35.0 mL when 10.0 g of weights are

dropped in. What is the density of the weights?

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Answer:

2 g/mL

Step-by-step explanation:

The formula for density is
(mass)/(volume)

The mass of the weights is 10 g.

The increase in volume is 5 mL.


(10)/(5) = 2 g/mL

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