A Piece of Aluminum with a Mass of 1 $2700 \mathrm {~kg} / \mathrm { m } ^ { 3 }$

Short Answer

A piece of aluminum with a mass of 1.0 kg and density of $2700 \mathrm {~kg} / \mathrm { m } ^ { 3 }$
is suspended from a light cord and then completely immersed in a container of water having density 1000 $\mathrm { kg } / \mathrm { m } ^ { 3 }$
(a) Determine the volume of the piece of aluminum.
(b) Determine the tension in the cord when the aluminum is immersed in the container of water.