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Question
Calculate the mass of a body whose volume is 2 m3 and relative density is 0.52.
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Solution
R.D. of silver = 0.52
Volume = 2 m3
Density of body in S.I. = 0.52 × 103 kgm3
∴ Mass = Density × volume = (0.52 × 103) × 2 = 1040 kg
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