A piece of metal ore weighs 8.25 g.When a student places it into a graduated cylinder containing water,the liquid level rises from 21.25 mL to 26.47 mL.What is the density of the ore?

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The volume of the ore is found by subtracting the initial volume of water (21.25 mL) from the final volume (26.47 mL), which equals 5.22 mL. The density is then calculated by dividing the mass of the ore (8.25 g) by its volume (5.22 mL), resulting in approximately 1.58 g/mL.

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