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Precious Metals like Gold, Silver, Platinum are measured in Troy Pounds (12 ounces per pound), while other materials (like cotton) are measured in the standard scale (16 ounces per pound), Therefore the a pound of cotton weighs 4 ounces more than a pound of gold.
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What weighs more 1 pound of silver or 1 pound of gold?
A pound of gold weighs the same as a pound of silver, because they are both one pound. But a block of gold would weigh more than the same-sized block of silver (gold is more dense than silver, so a smaller volume weighs the same).
1 pound of pure cotton is heavier than 1 pound of gold why?
It is not not correct that one pund of pure cotton weighs over one pound of pure gold because pounds is a measurement of wight. However, a measurement of mass, like grams, could make it seem like this because mass is often confused with weight. Weight would be different on another planet because the gravity is pulling you down more. However, mass, a measure of desity and inertia, would stay the same. A pound of cotton is heavier than a pound of gold as the pure cotton is weighed by avoirdupois pound. That consists of 16 ounces. whereas gold being a metal is weighed by troy pound. Its equivalent to 12 ounces.
What weighs more gold or Mercury?
Gold is #79 on the periodic table of the elements, with an atomic weight of while 196.97. Mercury is #80, with an atomic weight of 200.59. However, a pound of gold is the same weight as a pound of mercury, or a pound of feathers.
Which weighs more 1 pound of gold or 1 pound of fethers?
they will both weight the same because mass is constant and is only affected by gravity.
What is troy ounce and avoirdupois ounce?
No....the AV pound is heavier. The Troy ounce is heavier than a AV ounce but there are only 12 troy ounces in a Troy pound compared to 16 in a AV pound. There is an old joke...What is heavier, a pound of Gold or a pound of feathers...? The pound of feathers... Because the troy pound of Gold is measured in Troy...which has a lighter pound.
What weighs more a pound of cotton or a pound of nails?
A pound of any substance, material or "stuff" weighs the same as a pound of anything else. A pound is a pound, whether it's cotton or nails.
Which weighs more a pound of gold or a pound of steel?
A pound of steel.
An ounce of gold weighs MORE than an ounce of butter but a pound of gold weighs LESS than a pound of butter?
no
What weighs more 1 pound of silver or 1 pound of gold?
A pound of gold weighs the same as a pound of silver, because they are both one pound. But a block of gold would weigh more than the same-sized block of silver (gold is more dense than silver, so a smaller volume weighs the same).
What weighs more a pound of gold or a kilogram of silver?
A kilogram of silver weighs more.
What is heavier one pound of iron or one pound of cotton?
Same. That's an old trick question but feathers were more commonly used than cotton.
1 pound of pure cotton is heavier than 1 pound of gold why?
It is not not correct that one pund of pure cotton weighs over one pound of pure gold because pounds is a measurement of wight. However, a measurement of mass, like grams, could make it seem like this because mass is often confused with weight. Weight would be different on another planet because the gravity is pulling you down more. However, mass, a measure of desity and inertia, would stay the same. A pound of cotton is heavier than a pound of gold as the pure cotton is weighed by avoirdupois pound. That consists of 16 ounces. whereas gold being a metal is weighed by troy pound. Its equivalent to 12 ounces.
What weighs more 1 pound of feathers or 1 pound of rocks or 1 pound of cotton candy or 1 pound coffee?
There all one Pound of something therefore the all weigh the same.
What is heavier on a balance beam scale 1 pound of lead or 1 pound of gold?
the lead clearly weighs more...
Who weighs more a 200 pound man or a 150 pound woman?
A 200 pound man weighs more.
What weighs more gold or Mercury?
Gold is #79 on the periodic table of the elements, with an atomic weight of while 196.97. Mercury is #80, with an atomic weight of 200.59. However, a pound of gold is the same weight as a pound of mercury, or a pound of feathers.
Which weighs more 1 pound of gold or 1 pound of fethers?
they will both weight the same because mass is constant and is only affected by gravity.
