Problem: A spherical ball of lead has a diameter of 5.5 cm . What is the mass of the sphere if lead has a density of 11.34 g/cm3? (The volume of a sphere is r3 where r is the radius.)

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radius = diameter2radius = 5.5 cm2

radius = 2.75 cm


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A spherical ball of lead has a diameter of 5.5 cm . What is the mass of the sphere if lead has a density of 11.34 g/cm3? (The volume of a sphere is r3 where r is the radius.)

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