Question

a square prism container with a base of 5 cm by 5 cm partially filled with water. you drop a clump of metal with mass 525 g into the container and the water level rises 2 cm

Answer 1

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Answer 2

the volume of a square prism is = (width)*(length)*(height) = 5*5*5 = 125 cm^3  if the water rises 2cm after you drop the metal, the new volume would be: = 5*5*(5+2) = 5*5*7 = 175 cm^3  We can calculate the density of any metal with: (density) = (mass) / (volume)  Hence, (density) = (525g) / (175 cm^3) (density) = 3 g/cm^3 175-125 = 50 cm^3 and divide 525 by that number: 525/50 = 10.5 g/cm^3