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An aluminium weight (B) is placed on top of a 0.472 kg wooden block (A) that is floating in water as shown below. The wooden block has a density of 533 kg.m-3 (3 s.f.).
Calculate the required mass of the Aluminium weight to just fully submerge the wooden block as shown in the diagram.
The density of water is 1.00 x 103 kg.m-3.
Given:
m(Wood block)=0.472kg
p (Density wood block)= 533 kg.m-3
p (Density water) = 1000 kg.m-3
Unknown:
m (Aluminium block weight)=?
Attempt:
V (Wood block)= FB/ p(object) x g FB= 0.472 x 9.80 = 4.6256
4.6256/(5.33 x 9.80)
= 8.86e-4 m3
m (Aluminum) = p(Water) x V (wood block)
= 1000 x 8.86e-4
= 0.886kg
I just need verification if I've done this problem correctly and if not could someone please explain where I've gone wrong? Thank you.
Calculate the required mass of the Aluminium weight to just fully submerge the wooden block as shown in the diagram.
The density of water is 1.00 x 103 kg.m-3.
Given:
m(Wood block)=0.472kg
p (Density wood block)= 533 kg.m-3
p (Density water) = 1000 kg.m-3
Unknown:
m (Aluminium block weight)=?
Attempt:
V (Wood block)= FB/ p(object) x g FB= 0.472 x 9.80 = 4.6256
4.6256/(5.33 x 9.80)
= 8.86e-4 m3
m (Aluminum) = p(Water) x V (wood block)
= 1000 x 8.86e-4
= 0.886kg
I just need verification if I've done this problem correctly and if not could someone please explain where I've gone wrong? Thank you.