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

Question

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

jfraser · Answer

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

chemlover · Answer

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

chemlover · Answer

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

wolfe8 · Answer

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

jfraser · Answer

that's what i'd do