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Method Used to Determine Density

Todeterminethedensityofasolidobject,
themeasurementsystememployedhere
usesthe"Archimedes'principle":
Anobjectimmersedinliquidwillbesubject
toanupwardbuoyantforce�Thisforceis
equaltotheweightoftheliquiddisplaced
bytheobject�
Usingahydrostaticbalance,whichenables
youtoweighthesolidobjectinairand
inwater,itispossibletodetermine the
density of a solid object,ifthedensityof
thebuoyancymediumisknown:
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 W(a)∙ρ(fl)
ρ=
 W(a)–W(fl)
Where:
=thedensityofthesolidobject
ρ
ρ(fl) =thedensityoftheliquid
W(a) = t heweightofthesolidobject
inair
W(fl) = t heweightofthesolidobject
inliquid