Question

The volume of a 250g sealed tin is 400cubic/cm3 find the density of the tin is tin float and sink in water why

Answer 1

Density = Mass/Volume

Now,

For the sealed tin

Mass= 250 g

Volume= 400 cm³

So,

Density=Mass/Volume

           =250/400

           =0.625 g/cm³

Now, we know  that density of water is 1000 kg/cm³ or 1 g/cm³

As the density of the sealed tin is less than the density of water, it will float.   

It can be done by method as follows:

Specific Gravity (Relative Density with respect to water) = Density of sealed tin/Density of water

 

=0.625/1

=0.625

Thus the specific gravity of the sealed tin is 0.625 

So it floats on water.