Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
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Author: Eugene Hecht
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Chapter 13, Problem 50SP
A solid piece of aluminum (ρ = 2.70 g/cm3) has a mass of 8.35 g when measured in air. If it is hung from a thread and submerged in a vat of oil (ρ = 0.75 g/cm3), what will be the tension in the thread?
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Ch. 13 - 13.36 [II] Repeat Problem 13.35, but now find the...Ch. 13 - 13.37 [II] Compute the pressure required for a...Ch. 13 - 38. A covered cubic tank 5.00 m by 5.00 m by 5.00...Ch. 13 - 39. A cubic covered tank 5.00 m by 5.00 m by 5.00...Ch. 13 - 40. For the press in Fig. 13-3, the ratio of the...Ch. 13 - 13.41 [I] The output area of the piston in the...Ch. 13 - 13.42 [I] For the hydraulic press in Fig. 13-3,...Ch. 13 - 13.43 [II] The area of a piston of a force pump is...Ch. 13 - 13.44 [II] The diameter of the large piston of a...Ch. 13 - 45. An iron cube 20.0 cm on each side is submerged...Ch. 13 - 13.46 [I] The cube in the previous problem is...Ch. 13 - 47. A metal cube, 2.00 cm on each side, has a...Ch. 13 - 48. A solid wooden cube, 30.0 cm on each edge, can...Ch. 13 - 49. A metal object “weighs” 26.0 g in air and...Ch. 13 - 50. A solid piece of aluminum (ρ = 2.70 g/cm3) has...Ch. 13 - 51. A beaker contains oil of density 0.80 g/cm3. A...Ch. 13 - 13.52 [II] A tank containing oil of sp rests on a...Ch. 13 - Prob. 53SPCh. 13 - 13.54 [III] Determine the unbalanced force acting...Ch. 13 -
57. A piece of metal has a measured mass of 5.00...Ch. 13 - 13.56 [II] A balloon and its gondola have a total...Ch. 13 - 55. A 2.0-cm cube of metal is suspended by a fine...Ch. 13 - Prob. 58SPCh. 13 - 13.59 [II] What fraction of the volume of a piece...Ch. 13 - 13.60 [II] A cube of wood floating in water...Ch. 13 - 13.61 [III] Suppose we have a spring scale that...Ch. 13 - 13.62 [II] A glass of water has a ice cube...Ch. 13 - 13.63 [II] A glass tube is bent into the form of a...Ch. 13 - 13.64 [II] On a day when the pressure of the...
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