University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)

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Chapter 12 - Fluid Mechanics - Problems - Exercises - Page 390: 12.5

Answer

The ratio of the radius of the aluminum sphere to the radius of the lead sphere is 1.6.

Work Step by Step

Let the mass of each sphere be $M$. Then: $M =(V_{aluminum})~(\rho_{aluminum})= (V_{lead})~(\rho_{lead})$ $\frac{V_{aluminum}}{V_{lead}} = \frac{\rho_{lead}}{\rho_{aluminum}}$ $\frac{\frac{4}{3}\pi~R_{aluminum}^3}{\frac{4}{3}\pi~R_{lead}^3} = \frac{\rho_{lead}}{\rho_{aluminum}}$ $\frac{R_{aluminum}^3}{R_{lead}^3} = \frac{\rho_{lead}}{\rho_{aluminum}}$ $\frac{R_{aluminum}}{R_{lead}} = (\frac{\rho_{lead}}{\rho_{aluminum}})^{1/3}$ $\frac{R_{aluminum}}{R_{lead}} = (\frac{11.3\times 10^3~kg/m^3}{2.7\times 10^3~kg/m^3})^{1/3}$ $\frac{R_{aluminum}}{R_{lead}} = 1.6$ The ratio of the radius of the aluminum sphere to the radius of the lead sphere is 1.6.
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