A student is trying to determine the identity of a metal. The student measured the mass of the metal to be 60.4g. The student placed the metal in a graduated cylinder filled with 40.0 mL of water. The metal increased the volume of water to 45.8mL. Calculate the density of the metal. If the density of nickel, silver and zinc are 9.9, 10.5 and 7.1 g/mL respectively, what is the density of the unknown metal?

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A student is trying to determine the identity of a metal. The student measured the mass of the metal to be 60.4g. The student placed the metal in a graduated cylinder filled with 40.0 mL of water. The metal increased the volume of water to 45.8mL. Calculate the density of the metal. If the density of nickel, silver and zinc are 9.9, 10.5 and 7.1 g/mL respectively, what is the density of the unknown metal?
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