To determine the composition of a bimetallic alloy, a sample is first weighed in air and then in water. These weights are found to be $w_1$ and $w_2$ respectively. If the densities of the two constituent metals are $\rho_1$ and $\rho_2$ respectively, then the weight of the first metal in the sample is (where $\rho_w$ is the density of water):

  • A
    $\frac{\rho_1}{\rho_w(\rho_2-\rho_1)}[w_1(\rho_2-\rho_w)-w_2 \rho_2]$
  • B
    $\frac{\rho_1}{\rho_w(\rho_2+\rho_1)}[w_1(\rho_2-\rho_w)+w_2 \rho_2]$
  • C
    $\frac{\rho_1}{\rho_w(\rho_2-\rho_1)}[w_1(\rho_2+\rho_w)-w_2 \rho_1]$
  • D
    $\frac{\rho_1}{\rho_w(\rho_2-\rho_1)}[w_1(\rho_1-\rho_w)-w_2 \rho_1]$

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