CHAPTER 14 SI UNITS AND DENSITY

EXERCISE 58, Page 151

1. Express (a) a length of 52 mm in metres (b) 20,000 mm 2 in square metres

(c) 10,000,000 mm 3 in cubic metres

52
(a) 52 mm = m = 0.052 m
1000

(b) 20000 mm 2 = 20000 106 m2 = 0.02 m 2

(c) 10000000 mm 3 = 10000000 109 m3 = 0.01 m 3

2. A garage measures 5 m by 2.5 m. Determine the area in (a) m 2 (b) mm 2

(a) Area = 5 2.5 = 12.5 m 2

(b) Area = 12.5 m 2 = 12.5 106 mm2

3. The height of the garage in question 2 is 3 m. Determine the volume in (a) m 3 (b) mm 3

(a) Volume = 5 2.5 3 = 37.5 m 3

(b) Volume = 37.5 m 3 = 37.5 109 mm 3

4. A bottle contains 6.3 litres of liquid. Determine the volume in (a) m 3 (b) cm 3 (c) mm 3

(a) 6.3 litres = 6.3 1000 cm3 = 6.3 1000 106 m3 = 0.0063 m 3

(b) 6.3 litres = 6.3 1000 cm3 = 6300 cm 3

(c) 6.3 litres = 6300 cm 3 = 6300 103 mm3 = 6.3 106 mm 3

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1. Determine the density of 200 cm 3 of lead which has a mass of 2280 g.

mass 2280 103 kg

Density = 6
= 11,400 kg/ m 3
volume 200 10 m 3

2. The density of iron is 7500 kg/m 3 . If the volume of a piece of iron is 200 cm 3 , determine its
mass.

mass
If density = then mass = density volume = 7500 kg/m 3 200 106 m3
volume
= 1.5 kg

3. Determine the volume, in litres, of 14 kg of petrol of density 700 kg/m 3 .

mass mass 14 kg
If density = then volume = 3
= 0.02 m3 = 0.02 106 cm3
volume density 700 kg / m

0.02 106
1 litre = 1000 cm3 hence, volume = litres = 20 litres
1000

4. The density of water is 1000 kg/m 3 . Determine the relative density of a piece of copper of

density 8900 kg/m 3 .

density of copper 8900

Relative density of copper = = 8.9
density of water 1000

5. A piece of metal 100 mm long, 80 mm wide and 20 mm thick has a mass of 1280 g. Determine

the density of the metal.

Volume of metal = 100 80 20 mm 3 = 100 80 20 109 m3 = 160 106 m3

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 mass 1280 103 kg
Density of the metal = = 8000 kg/ m 3
volume 160 106 m3

6. Some oil has a relative density of 0.80. Determine (a) the density of the oil, and (b) the volume

of 2 kg of oil. Take the density of water as 1000 kg/m 3 .

density of oil
(a) Relative density of oil =
density of water

Hence, density of oil = relative density density of water = 0.80 1000 kg/m 3 = 800 kg/ m 3

mass
(b) If density =
volume

mass 2 kg
then volume = 3
= 0.0025 m 3 or 0.0025 106 cm3 i.e. 2500 cm 3
density 800 kg / m

EXERCISE 60, Page 153

Answers found from within the text of the chapter, pages 149 to 152.

EXERCISE 61, Page 153

1. (c) 2. (d) 3. (b) 4. (a) 5. (b) 6. (c) 7. (b) 8. (b) 9. (c) 10. (a)

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