Table of Contents
- 1 Does volume change if cut in half?
- 2 Does cutting up a substance change the volume?
- 3 When an object is cut in half its density?
- 4 When the volume of a gas sample is cut in half what will happen to the pressure?
- 5 What would happen to the density of an object if the volume decreased while the mass stayed the same?
- 6 Does size affect density?
- 7 What happens to the volume when you cut an object in half?
- 8 How do you find the density of an object cut in half?
Does volume change if cut in half?
After cutting the solid object in half, the mass and volume are both divided by two, but the density remains the same. The mass and volume would change accordingly to satisfy the law of conservation of mass which states that mass cannot be created or destroyed.
Does cutting up a substance change the volume?
Changing the shape does not change its mass or volume, so density remains the same.
What will happen to the density of a bar of gold if it is cut in half will the density be half now?
Question #1: What will happen to the density of a bar of gold if it is cut in half? Answer: The density remains the same. The density will not be half of the original amount.
When an object is cut in half its density?
Density is essentially the amount of molecules in a certain volume of that substance. If you cut the object in half, you are cutting the amount of molecules and volume in half, so the density would remain the same.
When the volume of a gas sample is cut in half what will happen to the pressure?
Explanation: You can use Boyle’s law, which states that pressure is inversely related to volume when other variables are held constant. If the final pressure of a gas is half of the initial, the volume must double if temperature is to remain the same.
What happens to the mass volume and density of a solid object that is cut in half?
What happens to the density of an object if the object is cut in half? The density remains the same because cutting the object in half will divide the mass & volume by the same amount. Also, the density of a substance remains the same no matter what size it is.
What would happen to the density of an object if the volume decreased while the mass stayed the same?
If the mass of the object stays the same but the volume of the object decreases then its density becomes greater.
Does size affect density?
In other words, the size or amount of a material/substance does not affect its density.
Is density dependent on mass and volume?
Density (d) depends upon the mass (m) and volume (v) of a substance. The mass depends upon the amount of matter in a substance, whereas volume is the amount of space that a substance takes up. Mathematically, density is equal to a ratio where d = m/v.
What happens to the volume when you cut an object in half?
So even when you cut an object in half, unit volume does not change. Suppose that an object weighs 10 grams and the volume of the object is 2 cubic centimeters (or 2 milliliters.) The density of the object is 100 g / 2 cm^3 = 5 g/cm^3 Now you cut that object in half and each part has a volume of 1 cm^3.
How do you find the density of an object cut in half?
Density is defined as mass per unit volume. So even when you cut an object in half, unit volume does not change. Suppose that an object weighs 10 grams and the volume of the object is 2 cubic centimeters (or 2 milliliters.) The density of the object is 100 g / 2 cm^3 = 5 g/cm^3
Does the density of a solid change with volume?
Density doesn’t change. If the object was a cube of styrofoam, you could cut the volume any way you wanted. The density of any piece of the styrofoam would remain the same. Its density doesn’t change with volume. It will weigh less, it will have less mass, but it also has less volume.