Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Density and pressure

Density and pressure — practice question

When the temperature is room temperature, the density of liquid mercury is five times greater than the density of solid aluminium. What accounts for this?

  • AAluminium atoms are spaced widely apart.
  • BAluminium atoms move more freely than mercury atoms.
  • CAtoms in a liquid take up less space than atoms in a solid.
  • DMercury atoms have greater mass than aluminium atoms.

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