What is the mass of a cube of aluminum that is 4.0 cm on each edge? The density of aluminum is 2.7 g/cm3.

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What is the mass of a cube of aluminum that is 4.0 cm on each edge?  The density of aluminum is 2.7 g/cm3.

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You have the density and the dimensions of the cube. Find the volume of the cube from the dimentions

korosh23 · Answer

Volume of the cube = 4 x 4 x 4= 64 cm^3

Put back the numbers in the formula you got
density was 2.7 g/cm^3

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