Question

According to legend, to determine whether the king's crown was made of pure gold, Archimedes measured the crown's volume by determining how much water it displaced. The density of gold is 19.3 g/cm3. If the crown's mass was 600 grams, what volume of water would have been displaced if the crown was indeed made of pure gold?

Answer 1

31.09 cm^3 displaced.
To find the amount of water that should be displaced divide total mass by g/cm^3. 600/19.3 = 31.09cm^3

Answer 2

Answer:
`31.09\text{ cm}^3`

Explanation:

Given : According to legend, to determine whether the king's crown was made of pure gold, Archimedes measured the crown's volume by determining how much water it displaced.

The density of gold is 19.3 g/cm3.

The mass of the crown = 600 grams

The formula to find the density is given by :-

`\text{Density }=\frac{\text{Mass}}{\text{Volume}}`

i.e.
`\text{Volume}=\frac{\text{Mass}}{\text{Density}}`

`\text{Volume}=(600)/(19.3)=31.0880829016\approx31.09\text{ cm}^3`

Hence, the volume of water would have been displaced if the crown was indeed made of pure gold =
`31.09\text{ cm}^3`