You Use a Spring Scale to Suspend an Object

question 58

Multiple Choice

You use a spring scale to suspend an object.The spring scale reads 7.84 N when the object is in air and 6.86 N when the object is immersed in water of density 1000 kg/m³.What is the density of the object?

• A)6000 kg/m³
• B)7000 kg/m³
• C)8000 kg/m³
• D)9000 kg/m³

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