Multiple Choice
In 1964 the freighter Al Kuwait (mass 2.02 * 106 kg) sank in Kuwait harbor.It was re-floated by filling its hull with polystyrene beads.If the density of sea water is 1025 kg/m3,the density of the beads was 28.0 kg/m3,and 30 million beads were required,what was the average volume of one of the beads? Ignore the buoyant force of the steel in the ship.
A) 7.83 * 10-5 m3
B) 5.44 * 10-5 m3
C) 8.09 * 10-5 m3
D) 6.75 * 10-5 m3
E) 6.32 * 10-5 m3
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