A drilling mud is a slurry pumped into oil wells being drilled. The mud has several functions: It floats rock cuttings to the top of the well where they can easily be removed; lubricates and cools the drill bit; and keeps loose solids and water from leaking into the borehole. A drilling mud is prepared by blending barite (SG=4.37) with seawater (SG=1.03). The seawater has a dissolved salt content of approximately 3.5 wt%. You have been asked to determine the specific gravity of the mud and the wt% barite. You collect a sample of the mud from a blending tank on an oil platform and make the following observations: (i) The mud appears homogeneous, even after standing for 2 days; (ii) the tare mass of the calibrated vessel into which you pour the sample of mud is 118 g; (iii) the volume of the collected sample is 100 mL, and the mass of the collection vessel and sample is 323 g; and (iv) the mass of the vessel and residue remaining after completely evaporating water from the sample is 254 g.(a) Estimate the specific gravity of the mud and the wt% barite.(b) What is the practical importance of Observation (i)?