A piece of aluminum has density 2.70 g/cm3 and mass 770 g. The aluminum is submerged in a container of oil of density 0.650 g/cm3 . A spring balance is attached with string to the piece of aluminum. What reading will the balance register in grams (g) for the submerged metal?
a. 955 g
b. 185 g
c. 585 g
d. 2 430 g
e. 1 010 g
c
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