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What is the diameter of an aluminum sphere with the same mass as 16 L of water? The densities of water and aluminum are 1000 kg/m3 and 2700 kg/m3
1. What is the mass of 16 L of water?
2. What is the diameter of an aluminum sphere with the mass you found in question 1?
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