density question

Question

platinum has a density of 21.45 g mL-1 gold has a density of 19.28 g ml-1

which is larger a 100.0 gram cube of platunum or a 100.0 gram cube of gold? explain

Answer 1

Find the volume of each.

Platinum: 100.0 g x 1 ml/21.45 g = 4.662 ml

Gold: 100.0 g x 1 ml/19.28 g = 5.187 ml

So, if by larger you mean which has a greater volume, then the answer is GOLD