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Assume the density of brass weights to be 8.0 g/cm3 and that of air to be 0.0012 g/cm3.What fractional error arises from neglecting the buoyancy of air in weighing an object of density 3.4 g/cm3 on a beam balance?

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11 Years agoGrade upto college level
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Therefore, the fractional error arise from neglecting the buoyancy of air in weighing the object on the beam balance is 2.0 × 10-4.