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P1 Density Calculations

Density
Question 1
A rectangular brick of dimensions 5.0 cm x 8.0 cm x 20.0 cm has a mass of 2.5 kg.
Calculate:
(a)
Its volume;
(b)
Its density;
Question 2
A solid steel cylinder has a diameter of 12 mm and a length of 85 mm. Calculate:
(a)
Its volume;
(b)
Its mass when the density is 7800 kg m-3.
Question 3
An alloy is formed from aluminium and magnesium. The density of aluminium is 2700
kg m-3 and the density of magnesium is 1700 kg m -3. The alloy has a volume of 1.8 x 10 4
m3, of which 60% is aluminium and 40% is magnesium. Calculate:
(a)
The mass of the aluminium;
(b)
The mass of the magnesium.
Question 4
A science lab is 8.0 m long by 5.0 m wide by 4.0 m high. It has a volume of 160 m 3.
(a)
How much kg of air does this room contain?
Density of air in room temperature is about 1.3 kg m-3.
(b)
Explain the significance of it being in room temperature?
Question 5
Estimate the mass of a platinum wedding ring by considering it to be a cylinder of
length 70 mm and inner diameter of 3.0 mm and a thickness of 2.0 mm.
Density of platinum is 21500 kg m-3.
Question 6
Explain what happens to the density of a material of a wire when it is stretched.
Question 7
An empty paint tin of diameter 0.150 m and of height 0.120 m has a mass of 0.22 kg.
It is filled with paint to within 7 mm of the top. Its total mass is then 6.50 kg.
Calculate, for the paint in the tin:
(a)
The mass;
(b)
The volume;
(c)
The density.

P1 Density Calculations

Density
Question 1
A rectangular brick of dimensions 5.0 cm x 8.0 cm x 20.0 cm has a mass of 2.5 kg.
Calculate:
(a)
Its volume;
(b)
Its density;
Question 2
A solid steel cylinder has a diameter of 12 mm and a length of 85 mm. Calculate:
(a)
Its volume;
(b)
Its mass when the density is 7800 kg m-3.
Question 3
An alloy is formed from aluminium and magnesium. The density of aluminium is 2700
kg m-3 and the density of magnesium is 1700 kg m -3. The alloy has a volume of 1.8 x 10 4
m3, of which 60% is aluminium and 40% is magnesium. Calculate:
(a)
The mass of the aluminium;
(b)
The mass of the magnesium.
Question 4
A science lab is 8.0 m long by 5.0 m wide by 4.0 m high. It has a volume of 160 m 3.
(a)
How much kg of air does this room contain?
Density of air in room temperature is about 1.3 kg m-3.
(b)
Explain the significance of it being in room temperature?
Question 5
Estimate the mass of a platinum wedding ring by considering it to be a cylinder of
length 70 mm and inner diameter of 3.0 mm and a thickness of 2.0 mm.
Density of platinum is 21500 kg m-3.
Question 6
Explain what happens to the density of a material of a wire when it is stretched.
Question 7
An empty paint tin of diameter 0.150 m and of height 0.120 m has a mass of 0.22 kg.
It is filled with paint to within 7 mm of the top. Its total mass is then 6.50 kg.
Calculate, for the paint in the tin:
(a)
The mass;
(b)
The volume;
(c)
The density.

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