How much does a pound of potassium weigh?

Answer 1

Well, at least he didn't ask whether a pound of lead or a pound of feathers is heavier.

Answer

Um, this is a joke, right? A pound of anything, from feathers to stones, weighs a pound. In case it's a typo, and you meant to ask another question, a pint (two cups) of water weighs just under a pound, and a gallon of water weights about 8.34 pounds.

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Sorry, but a pound is not always a pound. A pound of gold or silver weighs less then a pound of water or a pound of dead flies for that matter, but a ounce of gold or silver weighs more then a ounce of water or a ounce of dead flies!!

Real Answer:

- Actually that's completely wrong, don't listen to those guys. A pound is a pound, no matter what you are weighing. A pound is the gravitational pull on an object, and the more mass, the more that something weighs. When using a scale, a pound of gold is the same as a pound of water, there is just less gold than water present because gold has a much higher density (and thus when placed in water, it sinks)

I assume that you want to know how many oz. of water weigh a pound? It is approximately 16.9 oz, although that varies as temperature and pressure affect the weight. If the temperature goes up, you can drink more water because water expands as temperature raises. If water is near freezing, you should drink slightly less than 16.9 oz. as the weight of water, measuring the same area, will go up.

Water is a unique substance in that when it freezes, the density actually goes down and it floats. Thus, a large amount of ice would equal a smaller amount of liquid water.

As I have wrestled my whole life up, even now in college, I have did a lot of work determining how much I can eat and drink every night and still maintain my weight. If you buy bottled water, you will be drinking a pound of water no matter the temperature because the bottles are filled with 16.9 oz of water at 72 degrees Fahrenheit when made, which is extremely close to one pound of liquid.

ANS:Arrgh, you're all full of baloney. 'Pound' is a MASS unit. The 'Pound-force' is a WEIGHT unit. One pound of mass weighs one pound-force at sea level on earth. You could also call the pound-force a poundal. A poundal = 1 pound-mass x 1 ft/sec2 which at the surface of the earth, the acceleration on a 1 pound-mass object is 32 ft/s2. Let's use Newtons and avoid the argument.

It weighs 1 lb, or 0.45 kg.

Answer 2

A pound of potassium (or anything else) weighs one pound.

Answer 3

Sixteen ounces.

Answer 4

1 kilogram = 2.2 pounds