Chemistry

Problem

A piece of metal has a mass of

54\,\text{g}

. It is gently lowered into a measuring cylinder containing

50\,\text{cm}^3

of water. The water level rises to

68\,\text{cm}^3

. a. (i) Find the volume of the metal. b. (ii) Calculate its density in (a)

\text{g}\,\text{cm}^{-3}

and (b)

\text{kg}\,\text{m}^{-3}

. c. (iii) State, with reason, whether the metal will float or sink when placed in water.