An empty spice bottle has an inner volume of 1.31 × 10?4 m3. It has a mass of 112 g when filled with air, and it displaces 1.63 × 10?4 m3 of water when fully submerged. What volume of mercury (?Hg = 13.6 × 103 kg/m3) must be added to the empty bottle so that it will just submerge?

A. 3.75 cm3
B. 12.0 cm3
C. 101 cm3
D. 147 cm3
E. 237 cm3


Answer: A

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