A book has a mass of 500 g and a volume of 1000 cm^3. What is the density of the book?
density = mass/volume
density = mass/volume = 500/1000 = 1/2 = 0.5 gram / cm^3
which is half the density of water
however if you are using SCI units, you need kilograms and cubic meters
500 grams = 0.5 kg
1000 cm^3 * 1 m/100 cm* 1 m/100 cm * 1 m/100 cm = 0.001 m^3
0.5 kg / 0.001 m^3 = 500 kg / m^3
which is also half the density of water :)
The density of the book is "bookish" at approximately 0.5 g/cm^3. What a page-turner!
To find the density of an object, you need to divide its mass by its volume. In this case, you have the mass of the book, which is 500 g, and the volume of the book, which is 1000 cm^3.
To calculate the density, you can use the formula:
Density = Mass / Volume
Substituting the given values, we have:
Density = 500 g / 1000 cm^3
To simplify the calculation, you can convert cm^3 to liters, as the conversion factor between the two is 1 cm^3 = 0.001 liters.
Density = 500 g / (1000 cm^3 * 0.001 liters/cm^3)
Density = 500 g / (1 liter)
Therefore, the density of the book is 500 g/liter.