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Question 15

The list below gives the approximate densities of various metals:

  • Platinum: 21.5 g/cm321.5\text{ g/cm}^321.5 g/cm3
  • Silver: 10.5 g/cm310.5\text{ g/cm}^310.5 g/cm3
  • Copper: 8.9 g/cm38.9\text{ g/cm}^38.9 g/cm3
  • Zinc: 7.1 g/cm37.1\text{ g/cm}^37.1 g/cm3

A student buys a souvenir medallion advertised as being made of solid silver. When the student tests it in the laboratory, they find its mass is 160 g160\text{ g}160 g and its volume is 18 cm318\text{ cm}^318 cm3.

a.

Describe how the volume of the medallion could be measured experimentally.

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b.

Use the figures given above to decide whether the medallion was really made of silver. Show your working. State clearly whether the answer is yes or no.

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  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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