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Mademuasel
3 months ago
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A cylindrical tank of methanol has a mass of 40 kgand a volume of 51 L. Determine the methanol’s weight, density,and specific gr

avity. Take the gravitational accelerationto be 9.81 m/s2. Also, estimate how much force is needed toaccelerate this tank linearly at 0.25 m/s2.
Physics
1 answer:
serg [3.5K]3 months ago
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Answer:

Weight  W = 392.4 N

Density  \rho = 784.31 \frac{kg}{m^{3} }

Specific gravity S = 0.78431

Force required F = 10 N

Explanation:

Given information:

Mass (m) = 40 kg

Volume (V) = 0.051 m^{3}

The weight W can be calculated using W = m × g

⇒ W = 40 × 9.81

⇒ W = 392.4 N

This represents the weight of the methanol.

The density \rho = \frac{mass }{volume}

⇒ \rho = \frac{40}{0.051}

⇒ \rho = 784.31 \frac{kg}{m^{3} }

This indicates the methanol's density.

Specific gravity (S) = \frac{\rho}{\rho_{water} }

⇒ S = \frac{784.31}{1000}

⇒ S = 0.78431

This is the specific gravity value for methanol.

The force required to accelerate the tank can be expressed as F = ma

⇒ F = 40 × 0.25

⇒ F = 10 N

This is the amount of force needed to set the tank in motion.

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