SOLUTION: A block of wood is 4 cm wide, 5 cm long, and 10 cm high it weighs 100 grams. Calculate it's density? Will the wood sink or float in water?

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Question 212944: A block of wood is 4 cm wide, 5 cm long, and 10 cm high it weighs 100 grams. Calculate it's density?

Will the wood sink or float in water?
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find the volume of the block:
V+=+4%2A5%2A10
V+=+200Cu.cm
Density = Weight/Volume.
Density = 100 gm/200cu .cm
Density = 0.5gm/cu.cm
Density of water = 1gm/cu.cm
Since the density of the block of wood is less than that of water, the block of wood will float.