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<p>[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 8286052, member: 27832"]Yep. Mass is conserved, and while it <i>is</i> possible to change the density of some alloys with phase changes, that's not what's happening here.</p><p><br /></p><p>A struck coin is a complex shape. The easiest way to get its volume is to weigh it, then divide by the metal's known density. Next easiest would be to dunk it in liquid and measure its displacement.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 8286052, member: 27832"]Yep. Mass is conserved, and while it [I]is[/I] possible to change the density of some alloys with phase changes, that's not what's happening here. A struck coin is a complex shape. The easiest way to get its volume is to weigh it, then divide by the metal's known density. Next easiest would be to dunk it in liquid and measure its displacement.[/QUOTE]
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