A metal block suspended from a spring balance shows a reading of in air

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Problem

A metal block suspended from a spring balance shows a reading of 4.9 N4.9\,\text{N} in air. Its volume is 50 cm350\,\text{cm}^3. Taking g=9.8 m s−2g = 9.8\,\text{m s}^{-2}, calculate the density of the block in kg m−3\text{kg m}^{-3}.

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