You have struck it rich and found a giant gold nugget in a s…
You have struck it rich and found a giant gold nugget in a stream while you were on vacation in Montana. The volume of the gold idol is approximately 1.0 L. The density of gold is 19.3 g/mL and the density of sand is 2.3 g/mL. You want to determine if it is really pure gold. You weigh the nugget and measures the volume by a water displacement method. The results are: mass = 16.5 kg and volume of water displaced = 954 mL. Is your gold made of pure gold?
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