An Empty Spice Bottle Has an Inner Volume of 1

question 41

Multiple Choice

An empty spice bottle has an inner volume of 1.31 × 10−⁴ m³. It has a mass of 112 g when filled with air, and it displaces 1.63 × 10−⁴ m³ of water when fully submerged. What fraction of the total volume of the bottle will be beneath the surface when it is placed in a tank of water?

• A) 0.69
• B) 0.81
• C) 0.85
• D) 1.00
• E) 1.46

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