The density of copper is

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Measurement and Method, Ch What a measured value is: quantities, units and the SI

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The density of copper is ρ=8.96 g cm−3\rho = 8.96\ \mathrm{g\,cm^{-3}}. Using the substitution method (writing 1 g=10−3 kg1\,\mathrm{g} = 10^{-3}\,\mathrm{kg} and 1 cm=10−2 m1\,\mathrm{cm} = 10^{-2}\,\mathrm{m} directly into the unit and simplifying), express this density in kg m−3\mathrm{kg\,m^{-3}}.

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