A graduated cylinder has 20 ml (cm3) of water placed in it. An irregularly shaped rock is then dropped in the graduated cylinder and the volume of the rock and water in the cylinder now reads 30 ml (cm3). The mass of the rock dropped into the graduated cylinder is 23 grams.

a.) Find the volume of the rock dropped into the graduated cylinder.

b.) Find the density of the rock dropped into the graduated cylinder.

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Evangeline Daniel

25 February, 08:35

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Davian Meyer · Answer 1

A) Volume = displacement

Therefore the rock has a volume of 10mL

B) density = Mass / Volume

Therefore density = 23/10 = 2.3 per unit volume