Question

Calculate the density of a solid in g/cm3 if it weighs 38.3 kg and has a volume of 0.00463 m3.

Answer 1

Answer: D=8.27 g/cm³

Explanation:

Density is mass/volume. Mass is in grams and volume is in liters. In this case, the problem wants our volume to be in cm³. All we need to do is to make some conversions to convert kg/m³ to g/cm³.

$D=\frac{38.3kg}{0.00463m^3} *\frac{(1m)^3}{(100cm)^3} *\frac{1000g}{1kg}$

With this equation, the m³ and kg cancel out, and we are left with g/cm³.

D=8.27 g/cm³