The mass of a diamond is 1.76 g. The volume is 0.5 cm3. What is the density of the diamond?
1 Answer
Sep 21, 2016
Explanation:
To calculate the density, we'll use the formula below:
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Usually, density will have units of
gmL when dealing with a liquid or units ofgcm3 when dealing with a solid. -
The mass has units of grams,
g . -
The volume can have units of
mL orcm3
We are given the mass and the volume, both of which have good units. All we have to do is plug the given values into the equation:
Therefore the diamond has a density of