College Physics with MasteringPhysics 7th Edition by Jerry Wilson,Anthony Buffa,Bo Lou

Exercise 118

Figure shows a simple laboratory experiment. Calculate (a) the volume and (b) the density of the suspended sphere. (Assume that the density of the sphere is uniform and that the liquid in the beaker is water.) (c) Would you be able to make the same determinations if the liquid in the beaker were mercury (See Table 9.2.) Explain.

FIGURE Dunking a sphere See Exercise.