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Which weighs more an ounce of gold or an ounce of feathers?
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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.
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Do feathers weight more?
I would need more details to answer but if your asking about the common question, "What weighs more, an ounce of feathers, or an ounce of rocks?" then they are the same.
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.
Which weighs more an ounce of brick or an ounce of gold?
they both weigh an ounce so they weigh the same This is not the correct answer...DuFuss. Gold is weighed in troy weight, one troy ounce = 480 grains= 31.2 grams. Brick would be measured in avoirdupois weight, where 1 ounce=437.5 grains or 28.4 grams. Therefore, an ounce of gold weighs more than a ounce of brick, feathers, lead, etc.
Which has more mass an ounce of feathers or ounce of gold?
An ounce of gold will have more mass because mass is how much space an object takes up. Feathers have a low density, while gold has a high density and takes up more space than a pourus (wispy) feather. So an ounce of gold does take up more space than an ounce of feathers.
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 an ounce of Gold or an ounce of Rock?
it's a trick question. there both an OUNCE.
Which weighs more, a gram of feathers or a gram of gold?
they both weigh a gram
Why does a half ounce gold coin weighs more then a half ounce?
B-cuz its a TROY oz, DUMMY
Which weighs more a oz of gold or a oz of paper?
In most cases people would say that an ounce is an ounce. But gold is measured using troy weight and paper is weighed using avoirdupois weight. In this case, paper weighs more than the gold.
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 many pounds does a gold medal weigh?
It depends on the type of pound you are referring to. Gold and other precious metals are weighed in Troy Ounces. A Troy pound of gold contains 12 Troy ounces of gold. A Troy Ounce is about 1.1 normal ounces. A pound of gold in the standard measuring system (avoirdupois) will weigh about 13.2 ounces. So, an ounce of gold (troy) weighs more than an ounce of feathers (avoirdupois). But a pound of gold (troy) weighs less than a pound of feathers (avoirdupois).
Is one ounce of gold leaf worth the same as one ounce gold bullion?
Yes. Probably sells for more as it would be worked gold. It still weighs one ounce and is pure gold (as pure gold makes the best (thinnest) leaf.
