Answer to Question #105554 in Physics for Kumbukani Simbaya

Question

Find the weight of a ball of volume 80 cm3
if it floats, half submerged on
a liquid of density 1.2 g/cm3

Answer 1

$$W=mg=0.5\rho g V$$

$$W=0.5(1200)(9.8)(80\cdot 10^{-6})=0.47\ N$$