A student wants to measure the volume of a piece of cork. The cork has a similar shape to a steel bolt.
The density of the cork is 0.24 g/cm3.
The density of water is 1.00 g/cm3.
Explain why a standard water displacement method (using a eureka can filled with water) cannot be used directly to measure the volume of this piece of cork.
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.