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Archimedes Crown (Homework) King Hiero’s crown was … !
Tom and Tara figured out Archimedes’ solution by using the same table from “Mystery Metals”. The craftsman left 425 g of the metal he used to create the crown in a time capsule. Tom and Tara decided to conduct the investigation themselves to determine the metal used. They collected the following data of the metal that was used to create the crown and then compared their results to the table on the right.
Volume
(cm ) 3
Mass
(g )
Density Metal
10
104.9
20
209.8
50
524.5
100
1049
?
425
(
g ) cm 3
Aluminum
2.70
Zinc
7.13
Silver
10.49
Mercury
13.55
Gold
19.32
1. Determine the volume of 425 g of the metal left behind by the craftsman.
2. What metal was used to make King Hiero’s crown? Justify your answer.
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