A nugget of gold with a mass of 521 g is added to 50.0 mL of water.The water level rises to a volume of 77.0 mL.What is the density of the gold?

Name: A nugget of gold with a mass of 521 g is added to 50.0 mL of water.The water level rises to a volume of 77.0 mL.What is the density of the gold?
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The volume of the gold is the difference in water level, 77.0 mL - 50.0 mL = 27.0 mL. Density is mass/volume, so 521 g / 27.0 mL = 19.3 g/mL.

A Nugget of Gold with a Mass of 521 G