Does density have a affect on a object cut in half?

Answer 1

No. You now have two pieces of the same density. They will half the mass, but the same density. Improved: No, the density is the same even if it's cut in half or how ever many pieces. Think about it this way. There's box A which masses out to about 10 grams. It has a volume of 10 cm^3( for those of you that don't understand the ^ it simply means that the 3 is an exponent) . If you divide it in half what will happen? It's not only the volume that's being cut in half, but also mass. In the equation it states that Density=Mass/Volume. We'll be using this equation to prove that this is correct.

So to find the original density- D= 10g/ 10 cm^3 D=1g/cm^3 (or mL since 1cm^3= 1mL) D= 1g/mL To find the density for the half- D=5g/5cm^3 D=1g/mL As you can see, the density is still the same. DO NOT EVER divide the original density by 2, that's a common mistake people make. I hope this helped you.