THERMODYNAMICS: ENG APPROACH LOOSELEAF
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ISBN: 9781266084584
Author: CENGEL
Publisher: MCG
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Chapter 1.11, Problem 16P
A 150-lbm astronaut took his bathroom scale (a spring scale) and a beam scale (compares masses) to the moon, where the local gravity is g = 5.48 ft/s2. Determine how much he will weigh (a) on the spring scale and (b) on the beam scale.
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