1. In his experiment to test whether the crown of the King of Syracuse was made of pure gold or not, Archimedes immersed the crown into a container filled with water. He noted that the crown displaced 150 mL of water. If the mass of the crown is 2675 g, is it made of pure gold?

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1. In his experiment to test whether the crown of the King of Syracuse was made of pure gold or not, Archimedes immersed the crown into a container filled with water. He noted that the crown displaced 150 mL of water. If the mass of the crown is 2675 g, is it made of pure gold?

2. A storage tank that is 15 m high is open at the top and initially filled with water. It developed a hole 12 m below the surface of the water along its side. (a) What is the initial speed of water through the hole? (b) How far from the base of the tank will the water stream strike the ground?

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