Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Density

Density — practice question

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.

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