Calculate the true mass (in vacuum) of a piece of aluminum

Chapter 10, Problem 28

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QUESTION:

Calculate the true mass (in vacuum) of a piece of aluminum whose apparent mass is 4.0000 kg when weighed in air.

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QUESTION:

Calculate the true mass (in vacuum) of a piece of aluminum whose apparent mass is 4.0000 kg when weighed in air.

ANSWER:

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Given data:

The given material is Aluminium.

The apparent mass \(m_{ap}\) is 4.0000 kg.

Standard data:

The air density is \(\rho _{air}=1.29\ \rm{kg/}{\rm{m}^{3}}\).

The aluminium density is \(\rho _{Al} = 2700\ \rm{kg/}{\rm{m}^{3}}\)

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