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A 2.0-cm cube of metal is suspended by a fine thread attached to a scale. The cube appears to have a mass of 47.3 g when measured submerged in water. What will its mass appear to be when submerged in glycerin, sp gr = 1.26? [Hint: Find ρ too.]
The mass density of metal and benzene if the metal piece has a measured mass of
Answer to Problem 57SP
Solution:
Explanation of Solution
Given data:
The mass of metal piece in air is
The mass of metal piece in water is
The mass of metal piece in benzene is
Formula used:
The density of a body is calculated using the formula:
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Archimedes’ principle states that the apparent upward force experienced by the solid immersed in a fluid is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by it. This upward buoyant force on the solid is expressed as
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The weight of a body is expressed as
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The apparent weight of a body submerged in a liquid is calculated as
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Explanation:
Consider the situation when the metal piece is submerged in water and draw its free body diagram:
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Recall the expression for the weight of the metal piece:
Consider, the standard value of acceleration due to gravity as
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Recall the expression for buoyant force exerted by water on the metal piece:
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Consider the standard value of density of water as
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Write the expression for the apparent weight of the metal piece in water in terms of apparent mass:
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Recall the expression for the apparent weight of the metal piece in water, in terms of buoyant force:
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Further solve as
It is understood that the metal piece is completely submerged in water, therefore, the expression for calculation of the volume of the metal piece submerged in water becomes:
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Recall the expression for the density of the metal piece:
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Thus, the density of the metal piece is
Consider the situation when themetal piece is submerged in benzene and draw its free body diagram:
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Recall the expression for buoyant force exerted by benzene, on the metal piece:
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Write the expression for apparent weight of themetal piece in benzene in terms of apparent mass:
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Recall the expression for the calculation of the apparent weight of the metal piece in benzenein terms of buoyant force:
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Further solve as
The density of benzene is
Conclusion:
Thus, thedensity of the metal pieceis
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