A chemist wants to measure the volume of an irregular specimen of lithium metal using a displacement can filled with mineral oil.
The density of the lithium is 0.53 g/cm3.
The density of the mineral oil is 0.85 g/cm3.
Explain why this displacement method cannot be directly used to determine the volume of this specimen of lithium.
55 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Physics 14.1 Density and states of matter, covering 14.1.1 Kinetic theory and states of matter, 14.1.2 Density, and 14.1.3 Density and changes of state. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.