What is heavier 1 kilogram of cotton or 1 kilogram of nails?

Answer 1

Due to atmospheric pressure 1 Kg of Cotton is slightly heavier than 1 kg of Iron.

According to me cotton will be more lighter as air is a fluid and Archimedes principal applies on it. As cotton occuies more volume it will feel more upthrust and more loss in weight. Therefore it if lighter.

Answer 2

One kilogram of iron and one kilogram of cotton have the same mass, so as long as

they're both on the same planet, they both have the same weight.

Look at it this way: I'll take two identical cardboard boxes. I'll put a kilogram of

iron into one of them and a kilogram of cotton into the other one, and I'll cover

and seal the boxes. Then I'll give you both boxes and a bathroom scale. I claim

that there's nothing you can do with the scale that can tell you which item is in

which box.

Answer 3

One kilogram of anything is the same.

So, maybe a barrel of nails would equal a fraction of a bale of cotton, which weighs 500 pounds.

Answer 4

They're equally heavy, but the nails have a much higher density.

Answer 5

They weigh the same. 1 kilo is 1 kilo no matter what its made of.

Both have the same weight but the volume may differ

Answer 6

Both remains same since they are of same weight..

Answer 7

Neither. Since they both have a weight of 1kg one cannot be heavier than the other.

Answer 8

The cotton will have a greater perceived weight; because it is bulkier it'll be harder to hold.

Answer 9

They both weigh the same. But 1 kg of cotton will take up more space (volume) than 1 kg of iron.

Answer 10

They both weigh the same - 1 kilogram.