Question

A piece of wax weighs 18.03 g in air. A piece of metal is found to weigh 17.03 g in water. It is tied to the wax and both together weigh 15.23 g in water. Then, the specific gravity of wax is
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Answer 1

Answer:

A piece of wax weights 18.03g in air. A piece of metal is found to weigh 17.03g in water. It is tied to the wax and both together weigh 15.23g in water. Then, the specific gravity of wax is

(wax)

=18.03g

In water,

15.23g=17.03+(18.03−V

ρ

wax

ρ

(wax)

×ρ

w

g)

15.23=17.03+(18.03−

specificgravity

18.03

)

specificgravity=

19.83

18.03