Homework Statement
An antique yellow statuette of a bird is suspended from a spring scale. The scale reads 11.81 N when the statuette is suspended in air, and it reads 11.19 N when the statuette is completely submerged in water.
a. Find the volume of the statuette
b. Is the bird made of gold...
Homework Statement
A test tube standing vertically in a test-tube rack contains 2.5 cm of oil (ρ=0.81 g/cm3) and 6.5 cm of water. What is the pressure exerted by the two liquids on the bottom of the test tube?
Homework Equations
P=ρgh
ρ=density of a fluid=mass/volume
g=gravity
P=F/A
The...