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Which weighs more a hundred pounds of gold or a hundred pounds of feathers?
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∙ 12y ago
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While on the face of it a pound of feathers would seem to weigh the same as a pound of gold, this overlooks the fact that gold is universally weighed using a different definition of 'pound' than that used for most other materials.
Precious metals such as gold are measured in troy weight. A troy pound is 12 troy ounces, and each troy ounce is 480 grains, making a total of 5760 grains to the pound of gold.
Most materials use pounds and ounces from the avoirdupois system, and such a standard pound is made up of 16 ounces, where each ounce is 437.5 grains, making a total of 7000 grains to the pound of feathers.
All this means that a "pound" of feathers (or bricks, or lead) is heavier than a "pound" of gold.
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How much is 1 pound in pounds?
Precisely 1.0001 pound or 16 ounces.Well,1 pound. Anything that is a pound if it's a pound of feathers or gold, it still only weighs a pound
What weighs more a trillion pounds of pennies or a trillion pounds of gold?
Ten trillion pounds of matter.
What weighs more a ton of feathers or 1000 kilograms of gold?
They weigh the same, a ton is equivelant to 1000 Kilograms, if it helps you will need a lot more of feathers than Gold to make a ton
How much gold is in one talent of gold?
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How much does 1 kiloliter weigh?
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What weighs more 100 pounds of gold or 100 pounds of feathers?
They weigh the same they are both 100 pounds....
Which weighs more an ounce of gold or an ounce of feathers?
An ounce of Gold Weighs more. An ounce of gold weighs 2.7539537 grams more, than an ounce of feathers. Gold is weighed in Troy ounces and feathers are weighed in standard ounces. There are 31.1034768 grams in 1 Troy ounce and there are 28.3495231 grams in 1 standard ounce.
What is heavier ten pounds of gold or ten pounds of feathers?
Ten pounds of anything is exactly the same weight as ten pounds of anything else.
Will 10 pounds of gold equal 10 pounds of feathers?
There will be more feathers but the weight will be the same :10 pounds of feathers 10 pounds of gold 10 pounds of each <><><> In MOST cases, would agree with the above, but GOLD is different. Gold, Platinum, and all precious metals are measured in TROY ounces and TROY pounds, where feathers are measured in ordinary (avoirdupois) pounds. A TROY pound has 12 ounces instead of 16, and is not as heavy as a standard pound. This is the rare case of a pound NOT being a pound.
Which weighs more, a gram of feathers or a gram of gold?
they both weigh a gram
How much is 1 pound in pounds?
Precisely 1.0001 pound or 16 ounces.Well,1 pound. Anything that is a pound if it's a pound of feathers or gold, it still only weighs a pound
What weighs more a bag of gold or a bag of feathers?
"Depends on how much gold and how many feathers you have. " I believe the riddle is usually "which weighs more - a pound of gold or a pound of feather?" The answer is that they weigh the same amount - they are both a pound. However, one cannot answer your question without further details since we clearly do not know how much of each object we have and how heavy it is.
Which weighs morea gram of feathers or a gram of gold?
They are both the same weight, one gram.
What weighs more a trillion pounds of pennies or a trillion pounds of gold?
Ten trillion pounds of matter.
What weighs more a ton of feathers or 1000 kilograms of gold?
They weigh the same, a ton is equivelant to 1000 Kilograms, if it helps you will need a lot more of feathers than Gold to make a ton
What weighs more a 100 feathers or a gold brick?
It depends on what sort of feathers e.g peacock or pigeon. And it depends on the size of the brick but I would say the gold brick would be heavier. Hope this helps! :)
How much does a pound of gold weigh?
One would think that this is the old "What weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of lead?" question with a twist. Truth is, gold is usually weighed in Troy pounds which are different from the ordinary (avoirdupois) pounds that we know and love. One ordinary pound weighs the equivalent of 453.59 grams at sea level, and one Troy pound weighs the equivalent of 373.24 grams. Troy pounds are divided into 12 Troy ounces. So the next time you're out shopping for gold, make sure the price list matches up with the scale the seller is using!
