If you dropped a 6.0 g piece of aluminum (density = 2.70 g/mL)into a graduated cylinder containing 93.8 mL of water, what measurement would you read on the graduated cylinder?

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To find the new volume reading, you need to calculate the volume of the aluminum piece using its mass and density. The volume $V$ of the aluminum is given by $V = \frac{mass}{density} = \frac{6.0\,g}{2.70\,g/mL} = 2.22\,mL$. Adding this volume to the initial water volume (93.8 mL) gives a new volume of $93.8\,mL + 2.22\,mL = 96.0\,mL$.

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