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OpenStudy (chemlover):

**PLEASE HELP** Given the mass of substance Given volume of water in a cylinder Given volume of water + substance in cylinder. Calculate the Density.

OpenStudy (jfraser):

how would you use those measurements to find the volume of the substance itself?

OpenStudy (chemlover):

subtract both volumes and divide the given mass by the new volume?

OpenStudy (chemlover):

@JFraser 22 subtract both volumes and divide the given mass by the new volume?

OpenStudy (wolfe8):

Yup. In case you're not sure why it is that way: the difference in those two volumes will give you the volume of the substance. And density is mass/volume

OpenStudy (jfraser):

that's what i'd do

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