a thing weighs 10N, its immersed in water. It displaces water that weighs 4N. While in water the object weighs

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a thing weighs 10N, its immersed in water. It displaces water that weighs 4N. While in water the object weighs

this was on a test a few weeks ago, i was just curious to what the answer is

2007-03-07 11:21:05 · 3 answers · asked by chinkywinky 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science

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6 N

2007-03-07 11:27:40 · answer #1 · answered by physandchemteach 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

It displaces 4N water, it means the buoyancy is 4N. 10N-4N is the weight of the object in water....
Got it....

2007-03-07 21:19:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

6N is correct.
Archimedes’ Principle tells us that:
(Weight of an object in water) = (weight of the same object in air) - (Weight of the water that object displaces)

So 10 - 4 = 6N

2007-03-07 17:29:04 · answer #3 · answered by Ratbag 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋