Determination of the Density of Irregularly Shaped Solids
 

Determination of the Density of Irregularly Shaped Solids problem 7


A piece of jewelry weighing 40 g is dropped in a glass full of water. If of water is poured from the glass, what is the average density of jewelry?


Suppose the jewelry is a gold-plated lead. What is the percentage by mass of gold in the jewelry? The density of gold is and that of lead is .


 

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