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The mass of steel used to make the saucepan is 0.60 kg. The volume of the steel used to make the saucepan is 7.6 x 10->m°. Calculate the density of steel. Censity ooo. kg/m? Turn over
See it on the paper →What is the density of the block and does it float or sink in the liquid?
See it on the paper →Calculate the density of the granite block. density = g / cm 3
See it on the paper →What is the density of the metal?
See it on the paper →The tractor pulls a tank full of water. The mass of the water is 2500 kg. The density of water is 1000 kg / m 3 . Calculate the volume of the water. volume = m 3
See it on the paper →The density of strontium is 2.6 g / cm 3 . A sample of strontium has a mass of 7.8 g. Calculate the volume of the sample of strontium. volume = cm 3 ,
See it on the paper →The mass of the block of wood is 39 g. Use information from Fig. 3.1 to calculate the density of the block of wood. State the units of your answer. density = units
See it on the paper →The lens has a mass of 5.0 g and a volume of 2.0 cm 3 . Calculate the density of the glass in the lens. density = g / cm 3
See it on the paper →When the meteoroid lands on Earth, it is called a meteorite. A small meteorite has a mass of 1720 g and a volume of 200 cm 3 . Calculate the density of the meteorite. density = g / cm 3
See it on the paper →The volume of an elephant is 3.4 m 3 . The average density of the elephant is 1030 kg / m 3 . Calculate the mass of the elephant. mass = kg
See it on the paper →The density of liquid lead is 10.6 g / cm 3 . A sample of liquid lead has a mass of 37.1 g. Calculate the volume of the sample of liquid lead. volume = cm 3
See it on the paper →The density of the iceberg is 920 kg / m 3 and the volume of the iceberg is 2 × 10 5 m 3 . Calculate the mass of the iceberg. mass = kg
See it on the paper →Calculate the density of shape C in g / cm 3 . density = g / cm 3
See it on the paper →Calculate the volume of the meteorite. volume = m 3
See it on the paper →The volume of the ethanol in the thermometer at 25 °C is 2.00 cm 3 and the density of the ethanol is 0.78 g / cm 3 . When the thermometer is cooled to 3 °C, the volume decreases to 1.95 cm 3 . Calculate the density of the ethanol at 3 °C. density of ethanol = g / cm 3
See it on the paper →Calculate the density of the marble step. density = kg / m 3
See it on the paper →On a hot, sunny day the marble step expands. Suggest what happens to the density of the marble step when it expands.
See it on the paper →The piece of graphite has a mass of 33 g and a volume of 15 cm 3 . Calculate the density of the piece of graphite. density = g / cm 3
See it on the paper →The mass of the glass block is 156 g. The volume of the glass block is 60.0 cm 3 . Calculate the density of the glass block. density = g / cm 3
See it on the paper →A length of rail has a mass of 324 kg. Calculate the volume of each length of rail. volume = m 3
See it on the paper →A number of candidates did not use the figure for volume they had calculated but tried to use the figure for the weight of the block instead. Generally, those who knew the correct relationship to use completed the mathematical skill without problems.
— Examiner report, May/June 2025, 0654/33 Q11(c)(iii) (Cambridge)
A number of candidates found it difficult to determine the volume of the block of wood. Many candidates knew the correct formula for density but some did not know the units.
— Examiner report, February/March 2024, 0654/32 Q3(b) (Cambridge)
There were many correct calculations. However, some candidates chose to multiply the mass by the volume rather than divide mass by volume.
— Examiner report, October/November 2023, 0654/33 Q3(e)(ii) (Cambridge)
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