Question

the gravitational force exerted on a solid object is 5.00N.when the object is suspended from a spring scale and submerged completely in water the scale reads 3.50N. find the density of the object.
bobpursley
weightinwater=weight-densitywater*Volume

3.5=5-1E3kg/m^3*Volume

volume=1.5N/1000kg=.0015m^3=1.5liters

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