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A hollow sphere of inner radius 8.69 cm and outer radius 9.99 cm floats half-submerged in a liquid of density 927.00 kg/m3. (a) What is the
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A hollow sphere of inner radius 8.69 cm and outer radius 9.99 cm floats half-submerged in a liquid of density 927.00 kg/m3. (a) What is the mass of the sphere? (b) Calculate the density of the material of which the sphere is made.
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Answer:
a)
, b) 
Explanation:
According to the Archimedes’ Principle, the buoyancy force is equal the weight of the displaced fluid. Then, this equation of equilibrium is constructed by the Newton’s Laws:
After some algebraic handling:
a) The mass of the sphere is:
b) The density of the sphere is: