A piece of aluminum with a mass of 1.0 kg and density of 2700 kg/m3 is suspended from a string and then completely immersed in a container of water. The density of water is 1000 kg/m3. (a) Determine the volume of the piece of aluminum

(b) Determine the tension in the string after the metal is immersed in the container of water.


(a) 3.7 × 10-4 m3
(b) 6.2 N

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