Question

Bird bones have air pockets in them to reduce their weight. This also gives them an average density significantly less than that of the bones of other animals. Suppose an ornithologist weighs a bird bone in air and in water and finds its mass is 45.0 g and its apparent mass when submerged is 3.60 g (the bone is watertight). What mass of water is displaced?

Answer 1

mas of water displaced = 41.4 g

Step-by-step explanation:

Weight in air = True weight = 45 g

Apparent weight = 3.6 g

Apparent weight = True weight - Buoyant force

Buoyant force = 45 g - 3.6 g = 41.4 g

Weight of water displaced = Buoyant force

Weight of water displaced = 41.4 g dyne

mas of water displaced = 41.4 g