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1. Bruce is investigating the properties of a solid brass cube. The cube has a side-length
of 3.0 cm and a mass of 230 g.

(a) Calculate the surface area of one face of the cube in cm2.

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(b) Calculate the volume of the cube in cm3.

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mass
density =
volume

(c) Calculate the density of the cube in g/cm3. Show your working.

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;4%$2-8%$4'+$'$<%)943$6-%$3"$34%$='#34,+$9#'>)3'3)"*'.$7ield; the Earth exerts a gravitational

force of 10 newtons on each kilogram of mass (i.e. its field strength is 10 N/kg).

(d) Calculate the weight of the cube in newtons. Show your working.

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teacher explains that the pressure can be calculated using the following equation:

weight
pressure =
contact area

(e) Calculate the pressure exerted by this cube when it rests on a flat surface, in
N/cm2. Show your working.

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Centimetres are not standard units; the metre is the standard unit of length used by scientists.

(f) Calculate the number of square centimetres in one square metre.

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(g) Calculate the number of cubic centimetres in one cubic metre.

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(h) Express the pressure exerted by the cube above in N/m2.

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(i) Express the density of the cube above in kg/m3.

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2. Bruce is given five different solid metal cubes. The cubes have been manufactured so that
they all have exactly the same mass.

Bruce measures the pressure exerted by each cube when placed face down on a flat, horizontal
surface. The table below contains his data and other relevant information.

Density Pressure Exerted

Cube Material
(g/cm3) (N/cm2)
1 Lead 11.3 0.317
2 Iron 7.8 0.248
3 Osmium 22.6 0.504
4 Gold 19.3 0.453
5 Aluminium 2.7 0.122

(a) Explain why the five cubes will not be the same size.

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(b) Which of the five cubes has the greatest side-length?

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(c) Cube 4 has a side-length of L cm. What is the side-length of cube 5, expressed as
a multiple of L?

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(d) On the grid provided below, plot a graph with Density on the x-axis and Pressure
Exerted on the y-axis. Include a line of best fit.
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block.

(e) Suggest a feature of your graph that confirms this.

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plots Density2 (density squared) on the x-axis and Pressure3 (pressure cubed) on the y-axis.

(f) Complete the table below with values of Density2 and Pressure3. The first set of
values has been calculated for you.
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Density Density2 Pressure Pressure3

(g/cm3) (N/cm2)
11.3 128 0.317 0.0319
7.8 0.248
22.6 0.504
19.3 0.453
2.7 0.122
(g) On the grid provided on the next page, plot a graph with Density2 on the x-axis
and Pressure3 on the y-axis. Include a line of best fit.
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(h) Using your graph, or otherwise, determine the mass of the cubes.

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A solid piece of pure copper and a solid piece of pure lead (not necessarily of the same size)
are stuck together. The composite object is found to have an average density of 9.5 g/cm3.

The mass of an individual lead atom is three times that of a copper atom and the density of
copper is 9.0 g/cm3.

(i) What percentage of all of the atoms within the composite object are copper
atoms?

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