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1.4a Density - Exercises

This document contains 6 questions about density and calculating density from measurements of mass and volume. The questions involve calculating density of ethanol, mercury, steel, and an unknown material based on observations of whether it floats or sinks in different liquids. The final question involves ordering liquids by density in a measuring cylinder based on given densities of water, glycerine, and mercury.

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1.4a Density - Exercises

This document contains 6 questions about density and calculating density from measurements of mass and volume. The questions involve calculating density of ethanol, mercury, steel, and an unknown material based on observations of whether it floats or sinks in different liquids. The final question involves ordering liquids by density in a measuring cylinder based on given densities of water, glycerine, and mercury.

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4 DENSITY
Q1
A sample of ethanol has a volume of 240 cm3. Its mass is found to be 190.0 g. What is the
density of ethanol?

Q2
Calculate the density of mercury if 500 cm3 has a mass of 6.60 kg. Give your answer in
g/cm3.

Q3
A steel block has mass 40 g. It is in the form of a cube. Each edge of the cube is 1.74 cm
long. Calculate the density of the steel.

Q4
A student measures the density of a piece of steel. She uses the method of displacement to
find its volume. Her measurements are shown in the diagram. Calculate the volume of the
steel and its density.
Q5
In an experiment, a solid material of unknown density is placed in three different liquids.
Table below shows the results of the experiment.
Liquid Density of Liquid / (kg/m3) Observation
Mercury 14 000 The object floats
Liquid Density The object floats
Paraffin 700 The object sinks

Which of the following shows the density of the object?


A Exactly 700 kg/m3
B Between 700 kg/m3 and 1100 kg/m3
C Exactly 1100 kg/m3
D Between 1100 kg/m3 and 14 000 kg/m3

Q6
A teacher showed some students a simple experiment. He prepared some water, glycerine
and mercury in three small separate beakers. He poured the water into a measuring
cylinder, followed by glycerine and then mercury. The students observed that the three
liquids did not mix but instead settled into three distinct layers in a certain order. Table below
shows the densities of the three liquids.
Liquid Density of Liquid / (kg/m3)
Mercury 13 600
Glycerine 1260
Water 1000

Which of the following shows the correct order of the three liquids starting from the bottom of
the measuring cylinder?
A Water, glycerine, mercury
B Glycerine, water, mercury
C Mercury, glycerine, water
D Mercury, water, glycerine

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