1. A block is suspended from a string connected to a balance. While in air, the scale reads 350 N. When the block is immersed in water the scale reads 280 N. When the block is immersed in oil, the reading becomes 300 N.
a. What is the mass of the object (in kilograms)?
b. What is the buoyancy force on the object when immersed in water?
c. What is the density of the object?
d. Calculate the density of the oil.
e. What is the specific gravity of the oil?