2.

2 Part 1 - Calculating Density Notes

$ mass
density ! =
rho % volume

What the units for…

• Density:
solid gas liquid
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• Mass:
kg g.mg
• Volume:
Cms mis solid
L ML gas liquid
Example: A solid magnesium flare has a mass of 1300 g and a volume of 743 cm3. What is the density of
the magnesium?

1. Always start with the correct equation

p Mp

2. Plug in the values that you have 13009743cm's

3. Solve using the correct math operation

1.759
Fms

4. Get the final answer with the correct units

I nI
Trick-y Triangle:

DIVISION

MULTIPLICATION
What does this mean?

&'()*+, = mass
Vogue

mass
%-./$' =

density
Example Calculate the volume of a liquid with a density of 5.45 g/mL and a mass of 65 g.

MP

lH9mI
fg
s m

$0)) =
density volume
Example: Calculate the mass of a liquid with a density of 2.5 g/mL and a volume of 15 mL.

M V
p
15mL
2.5g1mL
f 3T