A sphere of diameter 7.9 cm is completely submerged in water and seems to weigh 32.0% less in the water than out of it

(a) What is the density of the sphere?
(b) If the sphere had been twice as dense, it would have weighed what % less in water than out?


(a) 3.13 × 103 kg/m3
(b) 16.0% less

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