Determining the Density of a Metal Object

What is the density of the metal object?

Given data:

• Mass of empty flask + stopper: 44.232 g
• Mass of flask filled with water: 153.617 g
• Mass of flask, stopper, and metal: 143.557 g
• Mass of flask, metal, and water: 226.196 g

Density of the metal object:

The density of the metal object is 3.7136 g/cm³

To determine the density of the metal object, we need to follow a series of calculations based on the provided data.

First, we find the mass of the metal object by subtracting the mass of the empty flask from the mass of the flask with the metal:

Mass of the metal = 143.557 g - 44.232 g = 99.325 g

Next, we calculate the volume of the metal object by finding the difference in volume of water between the two experiments:

Volume of water when flask is filled: 153.617 g - 44.232 g = 109.385 cm³

Volume of water with metal in the flask: 226.196 g - 143.557 g = 82.639 cm³

Volume of the metal object: 109.385 cm³ - 82.639 cm³ = 26.746 cm³

Finally, we determine the density of the metal object by dividing its mass by its volume:

Density = 99.325 g / 26.746 cm³ = 3.7136 g/cm³