by augirl on October 1st, 2009

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How do you find the mass of a brick without weighing it?

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  • by xprofessor on October 1st, 2009

    xprofessor

    Did you learn F = ma ?
    If so, you can re-arrange the equation to read:
    m = F/a where m is an unknown mass.

    So if you apply a known force F and measure the acceleration a, you can then calculate m.

    In my high school physics lab (lo these many decades ago...) we mounted a brick on a roller skate & measured acceleration when pulled horizontally by a hanging weight attached by string & pulley.

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  • by sawdust on October 1st, 2009

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    I might try something like determine the volume of the brick, by computing the volume of water that it displaces. Then find the density of brick in a book of tables, and multiply the two numbers together.

    Or, perhaps I might subject the brick to a known force for a fixed amount of time. Since we have F = ma, then we could compute the mass given the velocity the brick attains from the impulse applied. This will allow you to compute the mass, without ever explicitly weighing it.

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  • by Anonymous on October 1st, 2009

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    Have SOMEONE ELSE weigh it, then have them give you a full report.

    That way, you have your answer, but YOU didn't weigh it.

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  • by Aquatic Eagle on October 1st, 2009

    Aquatic Eagle

    Water displacement.

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  • by Isaac on October 1st, 2009

    Isaac

    Mass=Force/Acceleration.

    Just accelerate the brick, find out the force it exerts, divide the force by the acceleration, easy peasy.

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  • by griffin on October 1st, 2009

    griffin

    throw it through a window and count glass displacement-according to the greek arry stotle

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