Steel:

Mass:

37.4 g X

Volume:

5 mL X

Density:

Mass
Volume

1 kg
1000 g
1L
1000 mL

= 0.0374 kg

0.0374 kg
0.000005m

Exact density of Steel: 7,850

%error =

1 m
1000 L

= 0.000005 m

= 7,480

kg
m

kg
m

Exact Density
Calculated Densi ty Exact Density

kg

m
kg
kg
7,480 3 7,850

m
m

X 100 %

7,850

X 100%

= 4.71%
Rock:
Mass:

50.9 g X

1 kg
1000 g

Volume:

17 mL X

1L
1000 mL

Density:

Mass
Volume

= 0.0509 kg

0.0509 kg
0.000017 m

Exact density of Rock: 7,850

kg
m

1 m
1000 L

= 0.000017 m

= 2,944.117

kg
m

%error =

Exact Density
Calculated Densi ty Exact Density

7,850

2,944.117

X 100 %

kg

kg
kg
7,850

3
m
m

X 100%

= 4.71%

Glass:
Mass:

20.02 g X

Volume:

7 mL X

Density:

Mass
Volume

1 kg
1000 g
1L
1000 mL

= 0.02002 kg

0.02002 kg
0.000007 m

Exact density of Glass: 7,850

%error =

1 m
1000 L

= 0.000007 m

= 2,860

kg
m

kg
m

Exact Density
Calculated Densi ty Exact Density

kg

m
kg
kg
2,860 3 7,850

m
m

7,850

= 4.71%

X 100%

X 100 %