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I Topic: Density. Floatin g 1111d s·mk'·mg
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I Date: _ _ _ _ __ _
Name: _____ _

1. Carlos calculates the density of an object.

(a) The object has a mass of 450 g.

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The object has a volume of 50 cm •

Calculate the density of the object.

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(b) Carlos knows the densities of different metals.

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aluminium copper iron magnesium sodium

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Carlos has a piece of each of the five metals.
Each piece of metal has the same volume.
Which piece of metal has the greatest mass? Circle the correct answer.

aluminium

iron
magnesium
sodium
2. P1cn\~ and Carlos ha, c six boxes.

They collect infonnation about the six boxes.

box colour volume mass density

lncm' Ing Ing/cm'
A. red 15 18.0 1.2
B red 12 756 6 .3
C green 12 86.4 7 .2
D green 8 78.4 9.8
e red 10 41 .0 4 .1
F green 13 83.2 6.4

(a) Pierre says

'The green boxes are denser than the red boxes.'

Does the evidence in the table support his statement?

Explain your answer.

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(b) Carlos says

'The largest box is the most dense.'

Does the evidence in the table support his statement?

No
Explain your answer.

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he Wants t ,
o calcu\ate the .
Blessy density of one of these cubes.
needs t
o measure two h .
one of thes . P ysicaJ quantities.
e is the mass of the cube.
(a) Describe how s
he finds the mass of the cube.

(b) (i) What is the other h . .

P ysicaJ quantJty that Blessy needs to measure?

~ v o\ume o t 4he cu'ee

(ii) How does she find this physical quantity?

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· A rectangular block of wood measures IO cm by 5 cm by 2 cm and has a mass of I00 grams. Calculate
the density of the wood block
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5. A metal sphere has a volume of 250 cm3 and a mass of 500 grams. Calculate the density of the metal
sphere.

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6. A metal ball has a mass or 100 grams and a rnlumc' of -~0 (:llll. l~Cll 'I

calculnh: '' hcther the ball will float or sink in water.

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7. A ho~low plastic ball has a mass of IO grams and a volume of 50 cmi. Will the ball t]oat or sink when
placed Ill water? (A .
· ssume t1,e density of water is I glcm3)
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8. Chen measures the mass and volume of some substan~es. He calculates the density of each substance.

The table shows his results.

substance mass volume density

in g incm3 ing/cm3
A 395 50 7.9
B 0.22 100 0.0022
C 452 40 11
D 328 45 7.3
E 340 38
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(a) Calculate the density of substance E. Give your answer to two significant figures.

density of substance E = g, q g I cm3

(b) Which substance in the table is a gas?
Explain your answer.

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