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How could you identify a pure metal if you a balance a graduated cylinder and a table of densities for metals?
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∙ 10y ago
Mass divided by volume, same as it is for anything else.
The density of metals ranges from around 500 kg/cubic meter up to around 22000 kg/cubic meter, so if you were hoping for a value ... somewhere in that range, which is a pretty wide range, depending on which specific metal you're talking about.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 15y agoMetals have a wide range of densities, but there are A LOT of metals, so you do get metals with similar densities. So yes, if you get a really accurate measure of a metal's density and you are fairly certain it is a pure metal (not an alloy), then you should be able to identify it by its density.
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∙ 13y agoThe mass m/g of the metal is found.
The volume of the metal is then found by the displacement method.
This is done by placing a volume of water V1/cm3 in the measuring cylinder.
The metal is then placed in the measuring cylinder and the new volume V2/cm3 is read off. The volume V/cm3 of the metal is (V2 - V1) cm3
The density d of the metal is calculated by : (m/V) gcm-3
The value of d is then compared to the densities of the metals in the table. If the metal is pure, the value of d will coincide with one value in the table.
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∙ 10y agoYou would use the balance to measure the mass of the sample of metal. You would then use the displacement method to measure the volume of the sample of metal. The displacement method is when you put some water in the graduated cylinder then drop the sample of metal in. However much the volume of water has increased in the graduated cylinder is the volume of that sample of metal. Next you calculate the density of the sample of metal by dividing the mass by the volume. Finally, you look up the density you calculated on the table of densities to identify the sample of metal.
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∙ 9y agoYou can compare the density with a table of known densities. Now, in many cases, you'll have several substances with very similar densities, so you'll probably need additional information.
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∙ 13y agoyea if its a pure element of one kind
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