A Styrofoam Sphere of Radius R Has a Density

question 98

Multiple Choice

A styrofoam sphere of radius R has a density $\rho .$ You now carefully compress the sphere so its radius is R/2 . What is the density of the compressed sphere?

• A) \(8 \rho\)
• B) \(4 \rho\)
• C) \(\rho \sqrt { 2 }\)
• D) \(\rho \sqrt { 8 }\)
• E) \(2 \rho\)

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