Saturday, January 7, 2012

How to calculate density given dimensions?

Density is weight divided by volume. In the metric system density is often expressed as grams per cubic centimeter. So here you have a m of 78 grams and a volume of 2.0cm times 2.0 cm times 4.5 cm or 18 cubic cc. Divide 78 by 18 to get 4.33 grams per cc.

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