a graduated cylinder was filled with 25.0 mL of liquid. A solid object weighing 73.5 g was immersed in the liquid, raising the liquid level to 43.9 mL. Calculate the density of the solid object.
displaced volume :
Vf - Vi = 43.9 - 25.0 => 18.9 mL
D = m / V
D = 73.5 / 18.9
D = 3.88 g/mL
Answer:
3.89 g/mL
Explanation:
The experiment makes use of Archimedes' principle, where the volume of a liquid displaced by an object, is equal to the volume of said object.
Thus, the volume displaced by the object is:
43.9 mL - 25.0 mL = 18.9 mL
Density is equal to the mass divided by the volume, so:
D = m/V = 73.5 g/18.9 mL
D = 3.89 g/mL