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, 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.