Question

The volume of a 500 g sealed packet is 350 cm³ . Will the packet float or sink in water if the density of water is 1 g cm⁻³ ? What will be the mass of the water displaced by this packet?

Answer 1

Density of the 500 g sealed packet 

= ℎ / ℎ = 500 / 350 = 1.428 /3 

The density of the substance is more than the density of water (1 /³ ). Hence, it will sink in water. The mass of water displaced by the packet is equal to the volume of the packet, i.e., 350 g.