A 19.8 kg platinum mass rests on the bottom of a pool. (The density of platinum is 21.4 ✕ 103 kg/m3 and the density of water is 1.00 ✕ 103 kg/m3.)   (a) What is the volume of the platinum (in m3)?  m3 (b) What buoyant force acts on the platinum (in N)? (Enter the magnitude.)  N (c) Find the platinum's weight (in N). (Enter the magnitude.)  N (d) What is the normal force acting on the platinum (in N)? (Enter the magnitude.)  N

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A 19.8 kg platinum mass rests on the bottom of a pool. (The density of platinum is 21.4 ✕ 103 kg/m3 and the density of water is 1.00 ✕ 103 kg/m3.)
 
(a)
What is the volume of the platinum (in m3)?
 m3
(b)
What buoyant force acts on the platinum (in N)? (Enter the magnitude.)
 N
(c)
Find the platinum's weight (in N). (Enter the magnitude.)
 N
(d)
What is the normal force acting on the platinum (in N)? (Enter the magnitude.)
 N
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