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Question 36

The list below gives the approximate densities of various metals:

  • Platinum: 21.5 g/cm321.5\text{ g/cm}^321.5 g/cm3
  • Lead: 11.3 g/cm311.3\text{ g/cm}^311.3 g/cm3
  • Silver: 10.5 g/cm310.5\text{ g/cm}^310.5 g/cm3
  • Nickel: 8.9 g/cm38.9\text{ g/cm}^38.9 g/cm3

An enthusiast buys a small figurine advertised as being made of solid silver. When tested in a laboratory, the figurine's mass is found to be 280 g280\text{ g}280 g and its volume is measured to be 31.5 cm331.5\text{ cm}^331.5 cm3.

a.

Describe a method to measure the volume of this irregular figurine in a laboratory.

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b.

Show your calculations to determine the density of the figurine, and decide whether the figurine is actually made of silver.

[4]
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Density Questions

  1. IGCSE
  2. /Physics
  3. /Density

169 exam-style questions on CIE IGCSE Physics Density, covering Density. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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