Answer:
2491.23 kg/m³
Explanation:
From Archimedes principle,
R.d = weight of object in air/ upthrust in water = density of the object/density of water
⇒ W/U = D/D' ....................... Equation 1
Where W = weight of the ceramic statue, U = upthrust of the ceramic statue in water, D = density of the ceramic statue, D' = density of water.
Making D the subject of the equation,
D = D'(W/U).................... Equation 2
Given: W = 28.4 N, U = lost in weight = weight in air- weight in water
U = 28.4 - 17.0 = 11.4 N,
Constant: D' = 1000 kg/m³.
Substitute into equation 2,
D = 100(28.4/11.4)
D = 2491.23 kg/m³
Hence the density of the ceramic statue = 2491.23 kg/m³
