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Question
What is the density of a substance of mass 100 g and volume 10 cm3 ?
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Solution
ρ (density) = ?
V (volume) = 10 cm3
m (mass) = 100 g
`ρ = m/V`
= `100/10`
ρ = 10
Answer: Density of the substance = 10g/cm3.
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