What did Cavendish's experiment measure?
Speed of Light
Density of the Earth
Sound Velocity
Air Pressure
Answer
Cavendish's experiment measured the density of the Earth. The experiment was based on the law of gravitation, which states that the force of attraction between two objects is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them. Cavendish used a torsion balance to measure the force of attraction between two lead spheres.
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