Questions tagged 'mercury'
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What fraction of a piece of aluminum will be submerged when it floats in mercury?
What fraction of a piece of aluminum will be submerged when it floats in mercury? Additionally, could you explain the principles behind buoyancy that determine this fraction?
mercury tipped bullets?
I was reading a book where one of the characters uses a pistol loaded with mercury-tipped rounds (.380 caliber). I'm curious—why would someone design or use such ammunition? What advantages, if any, d...
What volume of aluminum has the same number of atoms as 10 cm^3 of mercury?
What volume of aluminum would contain the same number of atoms as 10 cm³ of mercury?