Answer:
1.8 = relative density (there are no units for relative density)
Explanation:
It displaces water equal to it's volume and gets buoyancy equal to that amount of water
2.7 - 1.2 = 1.5 N of buoyancy
density of water = 1 gm /cc
1.5 N = m (9.81)
m of water displaced = .1529 kg
152.9 cc of water will produce this buoyancy....this is the volume of the object
find mass of object 2.7 = m (9.81) shows m = .2752 kg = 272.5 gm
density = mass/ volume = 272.5 / 152.9 = 1.8 gm / cc
Relative to water (which is 1 gm / cc) the relative density is 1.8
====> it is 1.8 times denser than water and will sink when in water....
