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Chapter 1, Problem 43E
Visit this PhET density simulation (http://openstaxcollege.org/l/16phetmasvolden) and select Mystery Blocks.
- Pick one of the Mystery Blocks and determine its mass, volume, density, and its likely identity.
- Pick a different Mystery Block and determine its mass, volume, density, and its likely identity.
- Order the Mystery Blocks from least dense to most dense. Explain.
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