Fig. 2.1 presents a metal item that a scientist found with a metal detector. She wants to identify the metal from which the item is made, so she must determine its density.
(a)[4]
Describe how the scientist can find the object's volume by using the displacement method.
(b)[3]
Calculate the density of the metal.
Worked solution & mark scheme
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