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If the volume of water in a cylinder is 8.0mL, but changes to 10.0mL when a solid is carefully lowered into it, the volume of the solid is?
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Answer:
2 mL.
Explanation:
From the question given above, the following data were obtained:
Volume of water = 8 mL
Volume of water + solid = 10 mL
Volume of solid =?
The volume of the solid can be obtained as follow:
Volume of solid = (Volume of water + solid) – (Volume of water)
Volume of solid = 10 – 8
Volume of solid = 2 mL
Therefore, the volume of the solid is 2 mL