A block of wood has a mass of 100 grams and a volume of 150 mL. Water has a density of 1 g/mL. Will the block of wood float or sink?

1 Answer
Dec 25, 2016

Float.

Explanation:

The formula we are going to use is rho=m/V
=> where rho is the density in g/mL, m is the mass in grams, and V is the volume in mL.

rho=m/V
=100/150
=0.667

The density of the wood is 0.667, therefore it will float on water.

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