Mass, Volume & Density

Which is denser a kilo o

f iron nails or a kilo of
cotton? 
Which is heavier 1kg
nails or 1kg cotton?
 What is Mass?
-The amount of matter an object has.

-Unit of measurement = kg or g

-What tool do we use to find mass?

 What is Volume?
-The quantity of space an object
occupies.

-Unit of measurement = ml or cm3

so which one do you use when?

-What tools can we use to find

volume?
 Finding Volume of a Regular
Shaped Object
-Volume of a cube = L x W x h

-Volume of a cylinder = πr2h

-Volume of a sphere = 4πr3

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Let’s practice! Cube: 2 cm L, 2 cm W, 2 cm h
Did you say 8 cm3?
 What is Density?
-How much mass is contained in a given
volume.
-Equation: density = mass ÷ volume
d=m/v
-What would the unit of measurement be?
You have to represent both measurements!

g/ml or g/cm3
 PROBLEM
1. A block of aluminum occupies a volume
of 15.0 mL and a mass of 40.5 g. What is
its density?
• 2. Calculate the density of a 1 kg blocked
that has the dimensions: length 10cm,
width: 7.5 cm and height: 4.3 cm.
3. A flask that weighs 345.8 g is filled with
225 mL of carbon tetrachloride. The weight
of the flask and carbon tetrachloride is found
to be 703.55 g. From this information,
calculate the density of carbon tetrachloride.
 
5. What mass of the ethyl alcohol exactly
fills a 200.0 mL container? The density of
ethyl alcohol is 0.789 g/mL.
 
6. 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?
7. What volume of silver metal will weigh
exactly 2500.0 g. The density of silver is
10.5 g/cm3.
 
 
• 8. A block of lead has dimensions of 4.50
cm by 5.20 cm by 6.00 cm. The block
weighs 1587 g. From this information,
calculate the density of lead.
9. An irregular shaped object has a mass of
14.8g, when placed in 30 ml of water the
water level rises to 51.5 ml. Calculate the
density of an object?
10.Calculate the mass of a solid cylinder
with a density of n2.6g/cm3, a diameter of
1.8 cm and height of 4 cm.
 YOUR TURN
• A blocked o wood the dimensions
200mmx4.2cmx23dm weighs 8.67kg.
What is the density of the piece of wood,
expressed in grams per cubic centimeter?
• A graduated cylinder has a mass of 90 g
when empty. When 25 mL of water is
added, it has a mass of 113 g. If a rock is
added to the graduated cylinder, the level
rises to 49 ml and the total mass is now
175g. What is the density of the rock?
 Why is Density Important?

-Any ideas?