In the famous story, Archimedes proposed to weigh the king's crown under water to determine if it was pure gold. Suppose the weight of the crown was W₁ in air, and W₂ under water. Calculate (A) W₂ for a gold crown; and (B) W₂ for an alloy of 75% gold and 25% silver. {Historical correction: Archimedes actually used a different method, but he could have used the buoyancy method! } [Data for W₁ = 31.6 N ]

In the famous story, Archimedes proposed to weigh the king's crown under water to determine if it was pure gold. Suppose the weight of the crown was W₁ in air, and W₂ under water. Calculate (A) W₂ for a gold crown; and (B) W₂ for an alloy of 75% gold and 25% silver. {Historical correction: Archimedes actually used a different method, but he could have used the buoyancy method! } [Data for W₁ = 31.6 N ]

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