Question

Four students took the reading to verify Archimedes principle. Reading of which students are likely to be incorrect and why.

weight in g.wt A B C D

weight of
object in air 40 68 70 45

in water 10 56 54 36

loss in
weight of obj 30 12 16 9

weight of
water
displaced 10 11.5 16 8.5

Answer 1

student A is incorrect because loss of weight of object and weight of water displaced will be approximately same