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Questions

1. 1.

   An interstellar surveyor discovers three solid, non-porous mineral spheres labeled Solite, Lunite, and Stellite aboard an ancient derelict vessel. Laboratory measurements show that Solite has a mass of 120 g and a volume of 30 mL, Lunite has a mass of 90 g and a volume of 45 mL, and Stellite has a mass of 150 g and a volume of 25 mL. The surveyor drops all three intact spheres into an observation tank filled with a synthetic fluid having a uniform density of 3.0 g/mL. Based on these measurements, which prediction accurately describes the behavior of the spheres in the synthetic fluid?

   • A) Lunite and Solite will float because their individual masses are lower than the mass of Stellite.
   • B) Stellite will float because it displaces the smallest volume of fluid among the three spheres.
   • C) Only Lunite will float because its density of 2.0 g/mL is less than the density of the synthetic fluid, while Solite and Stellite will sink.
   • D) All three spheres will sink because the mass of each sphere exceeds the 3.0 g/mL value of the fluid.