You need to determine the density of a ceramic statue. if you suspend it from a spring scale, the scale reads 28.4 n. if you then lower the statue into a tub of water so that it is completely submerged, the scale reads 17.0 n. for the steps and strategies involved in solving a similar problem, you may view a video tutor solution.

Explanation:

Suppose g = 9.8 m/s2. When the statue is suspended from the spring scale, the scale reads 28.4 N. This means the mass of that statue is:

When the tub is lowered and submerged in water, the scale reads 17N. So the statue is subjected to a force that make the difference of 28.4 - 17 = 11.4N. This equals to the gravity force of water displaced.

Let water density , we can calculate the volume of the water displaced, which is also the volume of the statue:

The density of the statue is mass divided by its volume:

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