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a rock of mass of 540 g in the air is found to have an apparent mass of 342 g when submerged in water (a) calculate the weight of the Rock given that the acceleration of the air g 10 m / s² to ignore the air resistance​

Sagot :

Answer: 5.4 N

Explanation:

Given

mass of rock in the air  is 540 g

Apparent mass of 342 gm when submerged in water

Weight of the rock is the product of mass and accleration due to gravity

[tex]\Rightarrow W=mg\\\Rightarrow 0.540\times 10=5.4\ N[/tex]