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#285217 ·published 2006-12-19 18:14 UTC
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Status: Looking for a guide ...
Status: Connected to guide: JohnE
JohnE: Welcome to ChaCha!
JohnE: HI
You: hello doing physics presentation... can you help me? which one is heavier one kilogram of steel or air?
JohnE: I think this is a trick question.....
JohnE: Is the air dry?
You: yes...
You: i dont have to know the humidity...
JohnE: then #1 any weight of any matl. is always the same...
JohnE: and #2 I dont think air weighs anything.
JohnE: Now...
JohnE: 1 ton of gold weighs more than 1 ton of steel...
JohnE: because...
JohnE: gold is measured in troy weight.
JohnE: thats sort of a trick question too
You: ok. so what should i write to my presentation. steel or air, if air is dry?
JohnE: Let me look up the weight of air...
JohnE: stand by please...
You: ok..