Volume of a metal cylinder by water displacement

An example figure from the Volume by Displacement generator.

Two 10 mL graduated cylinders: water at 5.20 mL before, and at 7.45 mL after a small metal cylinder is added
Two 10 mL graduated cylinders, marked every 0.1 mL. The water reads 5.20 mL before and 7.45 mL after a small metal cylinder is added. The metal cylinder’s volume is 2.25 mL, read to the hundredth of a mL.

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Answer key

  • Before: 5.20 mL
  • After: 7.45 mL
  • Object: 2.25 mL

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