To calculate the mass of the tank when full of fuel, we need to find the mass of the fuel and add it to the mass of the empty tank.
Step 1: Convert the volume of the tank to cubic meters.
The volume of the tank is V=60 litres.
Since 1litre=0.001m3:
V=60×0.001m3=0.06m3
Step 2: Calculate the density of the fuel.
The relative density of the fuel is 0.72.
The density of water (ρwater) is 1000kg/m3.
Relative density is defined as the ratio of the density of a substance to the density of water:
RDfuel=ρwaterρfuel
So, the density of the fuel (ρfuel) is:
ρfuel=RDfuel×ρwater
ρfuel=0.72×1000kg/m3
ρfuel=720kg/m3
Step 3: Calculate the mass of the fuel.
The mass of the fuel (mfuel) is its density multiplied by its volume:
mfuel=ρfuel×V
mfuel=720kg/m3×0.06m3
mfuel=43.2 kg
Step 4: Calculate the total mass of the tank when full.
The mass of the empty tank (mempty) is 10 kg.
The mass of the tank when full (mfull) is the sum of the mass of the empty tank and the mass of the fuel:
mfull=mempty+mfuel
mfull=10kg+43.2 kg
mfull=53.2 kg
The final answer is 53.2kg.