Diagnostic Test 4

Water has a density of $\small 1.00\frac{g}{cm^3}$ at a temperature of $\small 4^oC$. An certain oil has a specific gravity of $\small 0.882$ at this temperature. What is the mass of $\small 1L$ of the oil?

An irregular solid has a mass of $\small 37.5g$ on a laboratory balance. It is suspended by a thread from a spring scale and fully immersed in water. The spring scale reads $\small 0.280N$. What is the buoyant force on the solid?