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Solids, liquids and gases

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Question 62

Spherical lead pellets are commonly used as ballast in model boat hulls to lower their centre of mass.

a.

Describe how a standard millimetre-graduated ruler and two identical rectangular wooden blocks can be used to accurately determine the diameter of a single lead pellet.

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b.

Outline an experimental procedure to determine the density of the lead alloy from which these pellets are made.

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