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The document contains a problem set focused on physics and fluid mechanics, covering topics such as weight, density, specific gravity, and the behavior of fluids in different conditions. It includes calculations related to mass, weight, and density in various scenarios, including the effects of gravity changes and fluid mixtures. The problems require applying formulas and concepts related to density, specific volume, and the properties of materials.

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PROBLEM SET 1_SUBTOPIC 1_surname

1. The weight of a mass of 10 kg at a location where the acceleration of gravity is 9.77


m/s2 is

2. The mass of air in a room 3mx5mx20m is known to be 350 kg. Find its density.

3. 100 g of water is mixed to 150 g of alcohol ( = 790 kg/m3). Calculate a) the specific
gravity (RD) of the mixture; b) the specific volume of the solution

4. A ton of marble is shipped from Marinduque, where g=9.8 m/s 2 to Baguio, where
g=9.76 m/s2. a) What is its mass in Baguio? b) What is its weight in Marinduque?In
Baguio?

5. A 45-cm cube of ice melts, the liquid water is placed in a spherical container filling it.
If the specific volume of ice at 0C is 1.094 cm3/g and of water is 1.002 cm 3/g,
determine the diameter of the spherical vessel used.

6. A two-compartment vessel contains a fluid in each section. For the first compartment
the fluid density is 1200 kg/m 3 and for the second is 500 kg/m 3. The partition is
removed and the fluids mix. Determine the density of the mixture if a) the fluid masses
are equal; b) the fluid volumes are equal.

7. It is estimated that the earth has a mean radius of 6.37x10 6m, and the air comprising
the atmosphere above it is 8.05x10 4 m high. Atmospheric air is generally composed
of Nitrogen, Oxygen and Argon with volumetric proportions of 78, 21, and 1 percent,
and densities of 1.165, 1.33 and 1.783 kg/m 3, respectively. Determine a) the density
of atmospheric air; b) its total mass.

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