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    If You Can Model the Mass in Comet Halley as a Sphere
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If You Can Model the Mass in Comet Halley as a Sphere

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If you can model the mass in Comet Halley as a sphere 5 km in radius, what is its density if it has a mass of 1014 kg? How does that density compare to that of water (1,000 kg/m3)?

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