Question

The gravitational force exerted on a solid object is 5.00N. When the object is suspended from a spring scale and submerged completely in water the scale reads 3.50N. Find the density of the object.

Answer 1

Answer:

3333.33 kg/m³

Explanation:

Density: This can be defined as the ratio of the mass of a body to its volume.

The unit of density is kg/m³.

From Archimedes principle,

R.d = W/U = D/D'

Where R.d = relative density, W = weight of the object in air, u = upthrust in water, D = Density of the object, D' = Density of water.

W/U = D/D'

making D the subject of the equation

D = D'(W/U).......................... Equation 1

Given: W = 5.0 N, U = 5.0 -3.5 = 1.5 N, D' = 1000 kg/m³

Note: U = lost in weight = weight in air - weight in water

Substitute into equation 1

D = 1000(5/1.5)

D = 3333.33 kg/m³

Thus the density of the object = 3333.33 kg/m³