Finding powder volume from weight without knowing density

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Start date Oct 17, 2010
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mather

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Oct 17, 2010

hello

is there a way to find the volume or an amount of powder i have?

I don't know its density
I know its weight

even rough estimation would be sufficient

thanks

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The legend

Oct 17, 2010

put in a container of known volume... there ... you have it!

Finding powder volume from weight without knowing density

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