A scientist has evidence that a newly discovered planet has a mass of 7.0\times 10^(24) kilograms and a volume of 3.5\times 10^(12) cubic kilometers. What is the planet's density?

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A scientist has evidence that a newly discovered planet has a mass of 7.0\times 10^(24) kilograms and a volume of 3.5\times 10^(12) cubic kilometers. What is the planet's density?

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