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Understanding Density: Definitions and Examples

This document defines density and mass, and provides a table of density values for various solids, liquids, and gases. It asks the student to identify the densities of water, copper, and carbon dioxide based on the table. It also asks the student to name substances less/more dense than water, and whether balsa wood and concrete would float or sink in certain liquids based on their relative densities.

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Understanding Density: Definitions and Examples

This document defines density and mass, and provides a table of density values for various solids, liquids, and gases. It asks the student to identify the densities of water, copper, and carbon dioxide based on the table. It also asks the student to name substances less/more dense than water, and whether balsa wood and concrete would float or sink in certain liquids based on their relative densities.

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Name _________________

Period ______

Density

Define these words

Mass

Volume

Density

cm3

ass
olume

Take a look at the two boxes below. Each box has the same volume. If each ball has the
same mass, which box would weigh more? Why?

All density values in the following table are units of g/cm3


SOLIDS LIQUIDS GASES
cork 0.24 gasoline 0.68 hydrogen 0.000 09
mahogany 0.85 octane 0.70 helium 0.00018
wax 0.9 grain alcohol 0.79 ammonia 0.00077
ice 0.92 wood alcohol 0.81 CO 0.00125
balsa wood 0.13 coconut oil 0.93 nitrogen 0.00126
oak 0.72 water, pure 1.00 air 0.0013
hard coal 1.4 - 1.8 water, sea 1.03 oxygen 0.00143
sugar 1.6 glycerin 1.26 CO2 0.00198
bone 1.6 chloroform 1.73 chlorine 0.00321
Mercury
concrete 2.3
13.6
glass 2.4 - 2.8
aluminum 2.7
copper 8.9
silver 10.5
lead 11.3
gold 19.3
platinum 21.5

1. What is the density of pure water (don’t forget units)?

2. What is the density of copper (don’t forget units)?

3. What is the density of CO2 (don’t forget units)?

4. a) name 2 solids that are less dense than water:


b) name 2 liquids that are more dense than water:
c) name 2 gases that are more dense than carbon dioxide:

5. If balsa wood were put into water would it float or sink?


Why?

6. If concrete were put into chloroform would it float or sink?


Why?

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