A graduated cylinder contains 50 ML of water you carefully placed a rock into the cylinder causing the water levels to rise to 70 ML if the mass of the rock is 100 g explain how to calculate the density of the rock in 2 to 4 sentences describe each step of the process and provide the final density value for four points you may write your answers in complete synthesis or as a number/bulletin list but you must explain all steps for four points

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To calculate the density of the rock, follow these steps:

  1. Determine the Volume of the Rock: Use the change in water level in the graduated cylinder to find the volume of the rock. The initial water level was 50 mL, and after adding the rock, it rose to 70 mL. Therefore, the volume of the rock is 70 mL - 50 mL = 20 mL.

  2. Convert Volume to Liters: To keep units consistent with grams per liter, convert the volume of the rock from milliliters to liters. Since 1 mL is equal to 0.001 L, 20 mL becomes 20 mL × 0.001 L/mL = 0.020 L.

  3. Calculate Density: Use the formula for density, which is mass divided by volume. The mass of the rock is 100 g, and the volume, in liters, is 0.020 L. Thus, density = mass/volume = 100 g / 0.020 L = 5000 g/L.

  4. Final Density Value: The final calculated density of the rock is 5000 g/L.