Density Original Scenario-Based Practice

Questions

1. 1.

   In an interstellar archive, a researcher examines an unknown mineral core called a nebula pebble with a mass of 144 g that displaces 48 cm³ of test fluid. To safely store the artifact without it crashing against the bottom of a container, the researcher checks three preservation liquids: Fluid 1 with a density of 1.8 g/cm³, Fluid 2 with a density of 2.6 g/cm³, and Fluid 3 with a density of 3.4 g/cm³. Based on the calculated density of the nebula pebble, which prediction accurately describes its behavior when placed into these fluids?

   • A) Its density is 0.33 g/cm³, so it will float on the surface of all three preservation liquids.
   • B) Its density is 3.0 g/cm³, so it will sink to the bottom in all three preservation liquids because solids cannot float in liquids.
   • C) Its density is 3.0 g/cm³, so it will sink in Fluid 1 and Fluid 2 but float in Fluid 3.
   • D) Its density is 96 g/cm³, so it will sink in Fluid 3 but float easily in Fluid 1 and Fluid 2.

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