A person can lift 45 kg ( ~~100 lb). Using the experimental value of the specific gravity for the metal object 8.50 cgs, how many cubic meters of the metal could the person lift (a) in air, (b) in water? How many actual kilograms of metal is this in air, and in water?

Aden Lambert

Aden Lambert

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2022-11-13

A person can lift 45 k g ( 100 l b ) . Using the experimental value of the specific gravity for the metal object 8.50 cgs, how many cubic meters of the metal could the person lift (a) in air, (b) in water? How many actual kilograms of metal is this in air, and in water?

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Ryan Davies

Ryan Davies

Beginner2022-11-14Added 18 answers

Mass which the person can lift = 45 k g
ρ = 8500 k g / m 3
In air, the man can lift 45 / 8500 m 3
= 0.0053 m 3
In water, there is force of buoyance acting on the body from downwards. So, effectively, the density of the body becomes 8500 1000 = 7500 k g / m 3
So, find the amount of volume like that in the previous case.
In air, it was 45 kgs
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