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A hollow spherical shell is made of a metal of density $4.5\ g\ per\ cm ^3$. If its internal and external radii are $8 \ cm$ and $9 \ cm$ respectively, find the weight of the shell.
Answer
View full question & answer→Internal radius of the hollow spherical shell, $r = 8 \ cm$
External radius of the hollow spherical shell, $R = 9 \ cm$
Therefore, Volume of the shell $=\frac{4}{3} \pi\left(R^3-r^3\right)$
$=\frac{4}{3} \pi\left(9^3-8^3\right)$
$=\frac{4}{3} \times \frac{22}{7} \times(729-512)$
$=\frac{4 \times 22 \times 217}{21}$
$=\frac{88 \times 31}{3}$
$=\frac{2728}{3} \ cm^3$
Weight of the shell $=$ volume of the shell $\times$ density per cubic $cm$
$=\frac{2728}{3} \times 4.5 \approx 4092 g=4.092 \ kg$
Therefore Weight of the shell $=4.092 \ kg$
External radius of the hollow spherical shell, $R = 9 \ cm$
Therefore, Volume of the shell $=\frac{4}{3} \pi\left(R^3-r^3\right)$
$=\frac{4}{3} \pi\left(9^3-8^3\right)$
$=\frac{4}{3} \times \frac{22}{7} \times(729-512)$
$=\frac{4 \times 22 \times 217}{21}$
$=\frac{88 \times 31}{3}$
$=\frac{2728}{3} \ cm^3$
Weight of the shell $=$ volume of the shell $\times$ density per cubic $cm$
$=\frac{2728}{3} \times 4.5 \approx 4092 g=4.092 \ kg$
Therefore Weight of the shell $=4.092 \ kg$

