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∙ 14y agoThe mass of feathers is far greater than the lead.
amount = mass
So you will have a huge pile of feathers compared to a small chunk of lead to equal a pound
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∙ 14y agoBecause pounds measure weight. A pound of feathers would be a whole lot bigger than a pound of lead.
A pound of feathers because feathers are less dense than lead and therefore take up more volume for the same mass.
Lead
1 pound = 1 pound
the same
A pound of lead weighs the same as a pound of feathers. The weight is the same, but the volume of feathers will be much greater than that of lead.
16 ounces of anything (lead... Feathers...) equals a pound
The feathers "take up more room" than the lead. It would be hard to compress the feathers to make them as dense as lead. The feathers have more volume.
Both a pound of lead and a pound of feathers will fall at the same rate in a vacuum due to gravity. However, in a real-world scenario, air resistance will affect the feathers more than the lead, making the feathers fall slower.
Because pounds measure weight. A pound of feathers would be a whole lot bigger than a pound of lead.
A pound of feathers because feathers are less dense than lead and therefore take up more volume for the same mass.
A pound of feathers has more mass. The are lighter so they would take up more space to make a pound.
Lead
1 pound = 1 pound
the same
Neither of those items weighs more. We know that, because you have told us the weightof each item, and we have completed a comparative calculation. One of them weighsone pound and the other weighs one pound. One pound is equal to one pound. So theweight of one is equal to the weight of the other, and neither of them weighs more thanthe other. Reasoning symmetrically, we are also mathematically entitled to state thatneither of them weighs less than the other one either, as well, also, too.
Something that weighs a ton is equal to other things that weigh a ton, therefore a ton of anything is equal to a ton of anything else. Even if it's feathers versus lead or cotton versus cement.