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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The Answer of 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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