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<p>I have gotten several questions about this -- so lets go over
it...</p>
<p>A - mass of empty flask</p>
<p>B - mass of flask and metal</p>
<p>C - mass of flask, metal, and water</p>
<p>D - mass of flask and water</p>
<p><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><semantics><mi>ρ</mi><annotation
encoding="TeX">\rho</annotation></semantics></math> =
density of water</p>
<p>The volume of the metal is then...</p>
<p><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="block"><semantics><mrow><mi>V</mi><mo>=</mo><mfrac><mrow><mi>D</mi><mo>−</mo><mi>A</mi></mrow><mi>ρ</mi></mfrac><mo>−</mo><mfrac><mrow><mi>C</mi><mo>−</mo><mi>B</mi></mrow><mi>ρ</mi></mfrac></mrow><annotation
encoding="TeX">V = \frac{D-A}{\rho}-\frac{C-B}{\rho}</annotation></semantics></math><br>
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<b>Andrew J. Pounds, Ph.D.</b><br>
<i>Professor of Chemistry and Computer Science</i><br>
<i>Director of the Computational Science Program</i><br>
<i>Mercer University, Macon, GA, 31207 (478) 301-5627 </i></div>
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