An archeologist finds a 1.62 kg goblet that she believes to be made of pure gold. She determines that the volume of the goblet is 205 mL. How to calculate the density?

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Dorian Morse

2 October, 08:45

An archeologist finds a 1.62 kg goblet that she believes to be made of pure gold. She determines that the volume of the goblet is 205 mL. How to calculate the density?

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Iris Benitez · Answer 1

Density (d) which is the quotient when mass (m) is divided by volume (v) is usually reported in terms of g/mL.

d = m / v

Substituting the known values,

d = (1.62 kg) x (1000 g / 1 kg) / (205 mL)

The answer would be approximately equal to 7.9 g/mL.