A student is given two metal cubes that look similar. the first had an edge length of 1.05 cm and a mass of 14.32 g, while the other had an edge length of 2.66 cm and a mass of 215.3 g. how can the student determine if these two cubes of metal are the same material using only the given data?

Find the density of both

Object One

Volume = 1.05^3 cm^3 = 1.158 cm^3

Mass = 14.32

Density = mass / volume

Density = 14.32 / 1.158

Density = 12.37 g/cm^3

Object Two

The density for this object is found exactly the same way. Just use the numbers given to you.

Density = 11.43 grams / cm^3

Conclusion

Since you trust your gives to 3 places, it does not look like these two cubes are made of the same material.

Answer: Not the same material <<<===