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A piece weighing 3 kg in air was found to weigh 2.5 kg when submerged in water. Its specific gravity is

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Sarveshwer Chandra
Sarveshwer Chandra 6 years ago
The formula for Specific Gravity is given by: density of object/density of water.
Weight in air/Weight in (air-water)
weight of object in air is 3 kg.
weight of object in water is 2.5 kg.
3/(3-2.5)
3/0.5
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