(a) Take an iron block and a wooden block of same mass (say 1 kg each)

1.	(a) Take an iron block and a wooden block of same mass (say 1 kg each). Measure their volume. Which one of them has more volume and occupies more volume? (b) Take an iron block and a wooden block of same size. Weigh them and measure their mass. Which one of them has more mass?
Answer» (a) Wooden block has more volume and occupies more volume. (As the molecules of wood are loosely packed) (b) Iron block has more mass. (In iron block, molecules are closely packed).

(a) Take an iron block and a wooden block of same mass (say 1 kg each). Measure their volume. Which one of them has more volume and occupies more volume? (b) Take an iron block and a wooden block of same size. Weigh them and measure their mass. Which one of them has more mass?

Answer»

(a) Wooden block has more volume and occupies more volume. (As the molecules of wood are loosely packed)

(b) Iron block has more mass. (In iron block, molecules are closely packed).