A student is carrying out an experiment to determine the density of a brass bolt.
The student measures the volume of the bolt by displacement of water in a measuring cylinder. The results are shown in Table 1.
Table 1
| Volume of water (cm3\text{cm}^3cm3) | Volume of water and bolt (cm3\text{cm}^3cm3) | Volume of bolt XXX (cm3\text{cm}^3cm3) |
|---|---|---|
| 24.524.524.5 | 28.328.328.3 | XXX |
Calculate the volume of the bolt, XXX, in Table 1.
The student noticed that the digital balance had a zero error: it displayed a reading of 0.05 g0.05\text{ g}0.05 g before any object was placed on it.
How should the student correct this error after the mass of the bolt has been measured?
A different brass bolt has a volume of 0.60 cm30.60\text{ cm}^30.60 cm3. The density of this brass is 8.5 g/cm38.5\text{ g/cm}^38.5 g/cm3.
Calculate the mass of this different bolt in grams. State the formula you used to link density (ρ\rhoρ), mass (mmm), and volume (VVV).
22 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Physics 3.1 Changes of state and the particle model, covering 3.1.1 Density of materials and 3.1.2 Changes of state. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.