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Question #279438

A king orders a gold crown having a mass of .5 kilograms. When it arrives from the metal smith, the volume of the crown is found to be 185 cm3 . Is the crown made of gold?

Expert's answer

Determine the density:

"\\rho=m\/V=500\/185=2.7\\text{ g\/cm}^3."

The crown is made of aluminum.

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