A 55 g soapstone cube—a whisky stone—is used to chill a glass of whisky. Soapstone has a density of 3000 kg/m3, whisky a density of 940 kg/m3. What is the approximate normal force of the bottom of the glass on a single stone?A. 0.1 N           B. 0.2 N             C. 0.3 N         D. 0.4 N

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A 55 g soapstone cube—a whisky stone—is used to chill a glass of whisky. Soapstone has a density of 3000 kg/m3, whisky a density of 940 kg/m3. What is the approximate normal force of the bottom of the glass on a single stone?
A. 0.1 N           B. 0.2 N             C. 0.3 N         D. 0.4 N

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