A student wants to measure the volume of an irregular piece of cork using a displacement can (Eureka can) filled with water.
The density of the cork is 0.24 g/cm3.
The density of water is 1.00 g/cm3.
Explain why this displacement method cannot be directly used to determine the volume of the piece of cork.
55 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Physics 14.1 Density and states of matter. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.