Chapter 10: Q24P (page 260)
(II) A geologist finds that a Moon rock whose mass is 9.28kg has an apparent mass of 6.18kg when submerged in water. What is the density of the rock?
Short Answer
The density of rock is 2.99 x 103 kg/m3
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Chapter 10: Q24P (page 260)
(II) A geologist finds that a Moon rock whose mass is 9.28kg has an apparent mass of 6.18kg when submerged in water. What is the density of the rock?
The density of rock is 2.99 x 103 kg/m3
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