A iron skillet displaces 1.5 L of water. What is the mass of the skillet?
To find the mass of the skillet, we need to know the density of the material it is made of. The density is defined as the mass per unit volume.
Since we have the volume of water displaced by the skillet, we can use this information to find its mass.
1. The density of water is approximately 1 gram per milliliter (g/mL). This means that 1 liter (L) of water has a mass of 1,000 grams (1 kg).
2. We are told that the skillet displaces 1.5 L of water. Therefore, the mass of the displaced water is 1.5 L * 1,000 g/L = 1,500 grams or 1.5 kilograms.
Based on the principle of Archimedes, the mass of the skillet will be equal to the mass of the displaced water, as the buoyant force acting on the skillet is equal to the weight of the displaced water. So, the mass of the skillet will be 1.5 kilograms.