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How can the composition of an object be determined using density?
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If you had an object whose composition was entirely unknown, you could not analyse its composition by density alone. There are an endless number of possible combinations of materials that would have any given density. However, in some circumstances density does allow you to determine composition. If for example, you have an alloy of copper and zinc, but you do not know the relative proportion of the two metals and you would like to find out, you could determine that proportion by measuring the density, since copper and zinc each have a different density, and the problem can be solved as a simple algebraic equation.
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Density can be determined using the formula?
I have no clue. Sorry. :( ^^ Ignore that ^^ I think Density = mass/volume.
How would you find the density of a lump of sodium that is about 10 grams?
The volume must be determined; try the method of liquid displacement using an anhydrous mineral oil.
How do you find the density of a solid object?
Density is the mass of an object divided by its volume. Measuring mass is simple (with a scale or balance), but measuring a volume can be more difficult. One possible way is to place some water in a graduated cylinder and record the volume. Drop the object into the water. It has to sink and the water has to completely cover it. Record the second volume. The difference in the volumes is the volume of the object. Now the mass divided by the volume is the density.
Does evolution determined using similarities in DNA and branching trees?
Determined using similarities in DNA and branching trees
What tool do you use to find density?
This depends upon the phase of the material whose density you wish to find. Fir an irregularly shaped solid, you would have to find the volume using a graduated cylinder (to measure how much liquid it displaces) and then weigh it on a scale (probably a triple beam balance). A regularly shaped solid would not require a graduated cylinder, you could just get its measurements with a ruler. A liquid could be measured using a graduated cylinder and a scale. A gas could have its density relative to that of the air measured by observing its buoyancy vs. weight measured in a balloon. That is a bit more complicated.
Density can be determined using?
density = mass+ volume
A student determined the mass and volume of a gold ring. What physical property of the gold can be determined using these two measurements?
Its density can.
The chemical composition of a star can be determined using a?
spectrophotometer or laser spectroscope
What physical property of gold can be determined by using mass and volume?
Its density :)
How do you calculate the density of a non-uniform object?
The density of a non-uniform object can be found by using its mass and volume. The volume can be measured by placing the object in volumetric glassware filled with water. The increase in volume is equal to the volume of the object. The object can then be weighed using a scale. The density of the object will be given by the ratio of mass / volume.
What is pyramid composition?
An example of using pyramid composition would be to have a large object in the center with smaller objects to the side.
How does an object float?
An object floats when the objects density is LESS than the liquid your using.
Can The mass of an object can be determined by weighing the object and using a conversion factor for weight to mass?
False
How do you find the density of an object using the formula?
shemel mercurius
Would an object float at 3.684 density?
It isn't clear what units you are using, what liquid you are placing it in, and whether that is the density of the object or of the liquid. The general rule is that an object will float if it has less density than the liquid in which it is placed.
How much salt does it take to make a solid object float?
It depends on the density of the object you are using
Is density measured by width?
That object would have to be a solid using the lengthxwidthxheight.
