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the mass of piece of granite is 15.6g when it is suspended can a mass of 5.5g of water is displaced find the dencity of granite

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Answer:

2836.36 kg/m³

Step-by-step explanation:

Applying,

Densty of granite(D')/Density of water(D) = weight of granite(W')/weight of water displaced(W)

D'/D = W'/W................... Equation 1

Make D' the subject of the equation

D' = W'D/W............... Equation 2.

From the question,

Given: W' = mg = 9.8(15.6/1000) = 0.15288 N, W = 9.8(5.5/1000) = 0.0539 N, Constant: D = 1000 kg/m³

Substitute these values into equation 2

D' = 1000(0.15288)/0.0539

D' = 2836.36 kg/m³

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