Volume Measurement, Units and Measuring Devices
 

Volume Measurement, Units and Measuring Devices problem 4


Figure 1 shows a measuring cylinder containing water. A metal weight with a cock attached by a thread is held above the water.

Figure 2 shows the apparatus after the weight has been lowered into the water without the cork.

Figure 3 shows the apparatus after the weight has been lowered into the water with the cork.




What is the volume of the cork?






 

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