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A-LevelPhysicsForces, density and pressureOct/Nov 2020Paper 1 Q11 Mark

A student uses the volume of a metal coin in order to determine the density of the metal. What is not needed in order to determine an estimate of the volume of the coin?

Aestimate of the diameter
Bestimate of the mass
Cestimate of the thickness
Duse of the formula for the volume of a cylinder

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About This A-Level Physics Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Physics (9702) Oct/Nov 2020 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Forces, density and pressure and is worth 1 mark.

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