Calculating Weight of Shark Liver for Flotation

[clipperdude21]

1. Some sharks have a surprising float:their livers. The shark liver contains a lot of squalene with a density of 860 kg/m^3. Estimate the weight of the liver of a 2000kg shark so it is effective as a float

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3. No clue! I spent like 20 minutes trying to use different equations.

 

[Shooting Star]

Total buoyant force upward must be equal to weight of shark...remember Archimedes' Principle?