A block of metal has a mass of 18.361 kg and the following dimensions: 22.35 cm x 7.34 cm x 22.05 mm. What is the density of the metal in g/cm3?

Question

A block of metal has a mass of 18.361 kg and the following dimensions: 22.35 cm x 7.34 cm x 22.05 mm. What is the density of the metal in g/cm3?

 

Answer 1

So, density is defined as mass / volume

We know the mass is 18.361 kg, so we need to find the volume.

Volume of a cube = L x W x H = (22.35 cm)(7.34 cm)(0.02205 cm) = 3.617 cm³

Converting 18.361 kg to grams we have 18,361 g

Density = mass / volume = 18,361 g / 3.617 cm³ = 5076 g/cm³