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O-LevelPhysicsMeasurement5054/11 · May/June 2011 · Q71 Mark

A student collects stones and finds their density. Which apparatus is needed to measure the mass and the volume of the stones?

Amass: newton meter, volume: measuring cylinder and water
Bmass: newton meter, volume: ruler and calipers
Cmass: top-pan balance, volume: measuring cylinder and water
Dmass: top-pan balance, volume: ruler and calipers

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C: mass: top-pan balance, volume: measuring cylinder and water

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Measurement, O-Level Physics (syllabus 5054). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Physics, May/June 2011 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 7.

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