Elementary Principles of Chemical Processes, Binder Ready Version
Elementary Principles of Chemical Processes, Binder Ready Version
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ISBN: 9781118431221
Author: Richard M. Felder, Ronald W. Rousseau, Lisa G. Bullard
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 3, Problem 3.11P
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Calculate the specific gravities of the block and the solution.

Concept introduction:

Specific gravity is defined as,

Specific gravity = Density of the substance Density of water

Archimedes’ Principle is defined as,

The upward buoyant force that is exerted on a body immersed in a fluid is equal to the weight of the fluid that the body displaces or weight of the body immersed in a fluid.

This can be rewritten as,

Buoyant force (up) = Weight of block (down)

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