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Density Worksheet Name:

1. Calculate the density of the metal cube listed below. The mass is 16 grams and the volume is 8cm3.
(A cube that is 2cm x 2 cm x 2cm) What is the density?

a. Imagine that the cube is split in half . What is the mass of one half of the cube? ___________

b. What is the volume of one half of the cube?____________

c. Calculate the density. Write the problem and the answer below.

d. Does size affect density? Explain.

2. Circle the less dense item.

a. steel or water b. helium or air c. oil or water

3. A block of aluminum occupies a volume of 15.0 mL and has a mass of 40.5 g. What is its density?

4. A rectangular block of copper metal weighs 1896 g. The dimensions of the block are 8.4 cm by 5.5 cm
by 4.6 cm. From this data, what is the density of copper?

5. Find the mass of 250.0 mL of benzene. The density of benzene is 0.8765 g/mL.

6. What volume of silver metal will weigh exactly 2500.0 g. The density of silver is 10.5 g/cm3.

7. A gold colored ring has a mass of 18.9 grams and a volume of 1.12 ml. Is the ring pure gold? _____
(The density of gold is 19.3 g/ml.) Explain.

8. A sample of lead has a mass of 32.6 g. A graduated cylinder contains 2.0 ml of water. After the lead
sample is dropped into the cylinder, the water level reads 4.9 ml. Calculate the density of the lead.

9. From the densities below, decide whether each substance will sink or float in sea water. Sea water has
a density of 1.025 g/ml. (Write sink or float on the line.)
Gasoline 0.66 g/ml___________ Asphalt 1.2 g/ml __________ Cork 0.26 g/ml ___________
 Name___________________________

Substance Density (g/cm3) Substance Solubility in

water
Methanol 0.79 Methanol Soluble
Alcohol 0.79 Alcohol Soluble
Acetone 0.79 Acetone Slightly
soluble
Water 1.00 Oxygen Soluble
Ice 0.92 Aluminum Insoluble
Oxygen 0.0013 Sodium Chloride Soluble
Aluminum 2.7 Sucrose (Sugar) Soluble
Sea water 1.03 Iron Insoluble
Iron 7.85 Tin Insoluble
Tin 7.20 Copper Insoluble
Copper 8.9 Mineral oil Insoluble
Mineral oil 0.84
Sodium chloride 2.2

Substance Melting point (oC) Boiling point (oC)

Methanol -98 64.7
Alcohol -117 78.5
Water 0 100
Oxygen -218 -183
Aluminum 660 2467
Acetone -95 57
Iron 1535 2750
Tin 231 2270
Copper 1083 2567
Sodium Chloride 801 1738

Use the tables above to answer the following questions:

1. A substance has a density of 7.9 g/cm3. It does not dissolve in water. It melts near 1500
degrees celsius. It is probably ___________________________.

2. A student finds that a substance has a density of about 2.6 g/cm3 and does not dissolve in
water. It’s melting point is 660 degrees Celsius. It is probably _____________________

3. A student has a substance that has a boiling point of about 78 degrees Celsius and
dissolves in water. What will the density be?____________________

4. A substance has a density of 0.79 g/cm3. It is soluble in water. List all the possibilities of
what it might be.

How could you determine the actual identity?