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 average volume of the beads was 8.09 *10^-5 m³ and 25 million beads were required,what was the density of the beads? Ignore the buoyant force of the steel in the ship. A)21.9 kg/m³ B)21.2 kg/m³ C)24.8 kg/m³ D)26.2 kg/m³ E)28.0 kg/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 average volume of the beads was 8.09 *10^-5 m³ and 25 million beads were required,what was the density of the beads? Ignore the buoyant force of the steel in the ship. A)21.9 kg/m³ B)21.2 kg/m³ C)24.8 kg/m³ D)26.2 kg/m³ E)28.0 kg/m³

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