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Atoms And Molecules

Question
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The volume of a 500 g sealed packet is 350 cm3. Will the packet float or sink in water if the density of water is 1 g cm-3? What will be the mass of the water displaced by this packet?

Solution

Mass of a packet  = 500 g
Volume of packet = 350 cm3
Density space of space packet space equals space Mass over Volume space equals space fraction numerator 500 space straight g over denominator 350 space cm cubed end fraction space equals space 1.43 space straight g space cm to the power of negative 3 end exponent

The sealed packet will sink in water because its density (1.43 g cm-3) is more than that of water (1 g cm-3).