26. A container with water is placed on a scale, and the scale reads 12 N. Now a 2.00-kg piece of copper (specific gravity = 8.9) is suspended from a thread and lowered into the water, not touching the bottom of the container. What will the scale now read? 12 N A) 13.1 N B) 12.0 N C) 29.8 N D) 14.2 N

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26. A container with water is placed on a scale, and the scale reads 12 N. Now a 2.00-kg piece of copper
(specific gravity = 8.9) is suspended from a thread and lowered into the water, not touching the bottom of
the container. What will the scale now read?
12 N
A) 13.1 N
B) 12.0 N
C) 29.8 N
D) 14.2 N
Transcribed Image Text:26. A container with water is placed on a scale, and the scale reads 12 N. Now a 2.00-kg piece of copper (specific gravity = 8.9) is suspended from a thread and lowered into the water, not touching the bottom of the container. What will the scale now read? 12 N A) 13.1 N B) 12.0 N C) 29.8 N D) 14.2 N
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