Hi. I am doing a clay boat lab and was hoping for some help. Here are the measurements of my boat.

Mass of clay = ____50 g ___

Create your 'boat' by molding the clay into a rectangular tray.

L, Length = ___.8__ cm

W, Width = ___.5__ cm

D, Depth = ___.2__ cm (This value is critical to compare to 'sinking depth')

Volume of displaced water = ____50__

Calculate thesinking depth of your boat by using the following formula: h = __.008? or 125?___

2. Your value for h must be less than the boat Depth, D to float with no cargo. Calculate the difference between boat depth and sinking depth using:

D-h = _____ (must be greater than zero)

3. Next, calculate the maximum cargo load your boat can hold, including its own weight, by using the following formula: m= l*w*h.

Calculate: Notice that the boat has filled up with water and sunk to the bottom. In this model, the walls of the boat are very thin. Therefore, the volume of water displaced by the boat is equal to the volume of water displaced by the cubes.

A. What is the volume and mass of each penny ? __________

B. What is the total volume of cubes in the boat? __________

C. If the water density is 1.0 g/mL, what is the mass of displaced water? __________

D. What is the weight of displaced water? (Recall w = m 0.00982) __________

E. What is the buoyant force on the boat? __________

F. What is the mass and weight of the boat? Mass: __________ Weight: __________

G. What is the net force on the boat? (Hint: Downward force is negative.) ________