examples: olive oil has 0.85 g / cm 3 (or 0.85 g / ml). 1 ml of olive oil has a mass of 0.85 grams....

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Examples: Olive oil has 0.85 g / cm 3 (or 0.85 g / mL). 1 mL of olive oil has a mass of 0.85 grams. Iron has 7.8 g / cm 3 . 1 cm 3 of iron has a mass of 7.8 grams. Maple wood has 0.7 g / cm 3. 1 cm 3 of maple wood has a mass of 0.7 grams. Glass has 2.5 g / cm 3. 1 cm 3 of glass has a mass of 2.5 grams.

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Examples:

Olive oil has 0.85 g / cm3 (or 0.85 g / mL).1 mL of olive oil has a mass of 0.85 grams.

Iron has 7.8 g / cm3.

1 cm3 of iron has a mass of 7.8 grams.

Maple wood has 0.7 g / cm3.

1 cm3 of maple wood has a mass of 0.7 grams.

Glass has 2.5 g / cm3.

1 cm3 of glass has a mass of 2.5 grams.

Sink or Float in Water?

Material Density (g/cc) Sink or Float?4. Copper 8.93. Brass 8.42. Steel 7.61. Aluminum 2.76. Acrylic 1.25. Oak 0.87. Nylon 1.19. Pine 0.4 10. Poplar 0.6 8. PVC 1.312. Polypropylene 0.9 11. Ironwood 1.2

So how can a ship that weighs several tons float on water???

Hint: Look at the simplified cross-section of a boat below:

• Most of the inside is open space. • So most of the volume of the boat is

made up of air!• So when you take into account all the

metal and the air, the average density of the boat is less than 1 g/cc!!