A rock weighing 0.54 N in air is submerged in a fluid of density 1.58 g/cm3 and supported by a spring scale. The rock's volume is 3.20 cm3. What will the weight reading of the scale be?

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A rock weighing 0.54 N in air is submerged in a fluid of density 1.58 g/cm3 and
supported by a spring scale. The rock's volume is 3.20 cm3. What will the weight reading of the scale be?

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W = 0.54 N 

p= 1.58 g/cc = 1580 kg/m3

V= 3.2cc = 3.2 × 10-6 m3 

 

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