A cube of oak wood with very smooth faces normally floats in water. Suppose you submerge it completely and press one face flat against the bottom of a tank so that no water is under that face. Will the block float to the surface? Is there a buoyant force on it? Explain.

Q: A block of wood has a mass of 3.49 kg and a density of 640 kg/m3. It is to be loaded with lead (1.13…

A: Mass of wood 3.49kg, density of wood 640 kg/m3 and water with 0.833 of its volume submerged. We have…

Q: A solid block is attached to a spring scale. When the block is suspended in air, the scale reads…

A: Weight of block in air = 20 N Weight of block in water = 17.3 N

Q: A partially filled bucket of water sits on a scale and its weight is 3.5 N.  A piece of metal is…

A: Given data *The given weight is W = 3.5 N *The scale reads is W1 = 5.5 N

Q: A lead block of volume 0.16 m3 is suspended from a spring scale and immersed in a flask of water.…

A: Given, Volume is 0.16 m3

Q: A block of iron is suspended from one end of an equal-arm balance by a thin wire. To balance the…

A: Since, the equal-arm balance one pan is balanced with 4.25 kg to the pan which carries block of…

Q: A block of wood has a mass of 3.94 kg and a density of 671 kg/m3. It is to be loaded with lead (1.13…

A: The mass of the block of wood is mwood = 3.94 kg. The density of the block of wood is ρwood=671…

Q: A 10 kg loggerhead sea turtle has a lung volume of 1 L and a body volume of 9.5 L (lungs empty) or…

A: Mass of water body is Density of water is Lung volume is Body volume with empty lungs is Body volume…

Q: A board that is 20.0 cm wide, 5.00 cm thick, and 3.00 m long has a density 350 kg/m3. The board is…

A: GivenWidth of board(b)=20.0 cmThickness of board(t)=5.00 cmLength of board(l)=3.00 mDensity of…

Q: An open cylindrical tank 350 mm in diameter and 1.8 m high is inserted vertically into a body of…

A: Volume of the concrete

Q: A block of metal weighs 40 N in air and 30 N in water. What is the buoyant force on the block due to…

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Q: A 700g solid cube having an edge length of 10cm floats in water. How much volume of the cube is…

A: Volume of the cube is calculated as:

Q: A block of wood has a mass of 3.61 kg and a density of 528 kg/m³. It is to be loaded with lead (1.13…

A: Given mass of wooden block m = 3.61 kg  According to Archemede principle  Buoyant force is equal to…

Q: A silver block of volume 0.18 m is suspended from a spring scale and immersed in a flask of water.…

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Q: A scuba diver and his gear displace 65.8 L (1L = 1000 cm3) and have a total mass of 72.8 kg. (a)…

A: Scuba driver amd his gear displaces 65.8 L. By Archimedes Principle,  buoyant force is equal to the…

Q: A wooden block of volume 5.26 x 10 m loats in water, and a small steel object of mass m is placed on…

A: Given, Volume of wooden block V=5.26×10-4m3 mass of small object m=0.370 kg

Q: Consider two cubes with side length of 10 cm. The cubes are submerged in water. One cube is made…

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Q: "A board that is 20.0 cm wide, 5.00 cm thick, and 3.00 m long has a density 350 kg/m3. The board is…

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Q: An aluminum cylinder weighs 1.03 N. When this same cylinder is completely submerged in alcohol, the…

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Q: A barrel with a diameter of 0.5m is filled with 200 liters of gasoline (p =750 kg/m3). If it is…

A: The depth of the bottom of the barrel is about 0.76 m.   Here, we use the buoyant force formula and…

Q: Can you please help me solve this..   A man is standing on a 5kg plank of wood 1m x 1m x 5cm in…

A: So, mass of the man should be 45.000 kg

Q: A block of wood has a mass of 3.89 kg and a density of 635 kg/m³. It is to be loaded with lead (1.13…

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Q: Three balls with the same radius 28 cm are in water. Ball 1 floats, with half of it exposed above…

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Q: An object of a material A of density 10.6 g/cm3 is placed in a tub of mercury (density 13.6 g/cm3).…

A: Given,

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Q: An object has a weight of 12 N in air. However, it apparently weighs only 7.9 N when it is…

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Q: Bird bones have air pockets in them to reduce their weight. This also gives them an average density…

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Q: Bird bones have air pockets in them to reduce their weight. This also gives them an average density…

A: The density of water displaced ρw is 1g/cm3 and mass of the bone is represented as mb.Given,

Q: You push a piece of wood under the surface of a swimming pool. After it is completely submerged, you…

A: Archimedes' principle states that the buoyant force (in upward direction) on an object is equal to…

Q: A solid bowling ball of radius 0.14 m is fully submerged in water. What is the buoyant force acting…

A: Given: The radius of the solid bowling is 0.14 m.

Q: A block of wood has a mass of 3.70 kg and a density of 668 kg/m3. It is to be loaded with lead (1.13…

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Q: The weight of the rock in the air is 4.5 N. When it is completely submerged in water, its weight is…

A: Given that, Weight of rock in air = 4.5 N  weight of rock in water = 2 N

Q: A piece of metal has density 270 kg/m3and mass 0.775 kg. The metal is completely submerged in a…

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Q: A block of wood has a mass of 3.37 kg and a density of 593 kg/m³. It is to be loaded with lead (1.13…

A: Given, mass of the wood, m = 3.37 kg the density of the wood, ρwood= 593 kgm3 the density of lead,…

Q: A block of wood has a mass of 3.44 kg and a density of 588 kg/m³. It is to be loaded with lead (1.13…

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Q: A block of wood has a mass of 3.86 kg and a density of 590 kg/m³. It is to be loaded with lead (1.13…

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Q: A block of wood has a mass of 3.60 kg and a density of 571 kg/m³. It is to be loaded with lead (1.13…

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Q: A block of wood has a mass of 3.88 kg and a density of 647 kg/m³. It is to be loaded with lead (1.13…

A: Density of water=1000kg/m^3

Q: A 0.20kg plastic ball has a density of 750 kg/m3. What is the amount of force required to hold it…

A: The volume of the plastic ball will be equal to the volume of the water displaced , which is…

Q: A block of wood has a mass of 3.68 kg and a density of 587 kg/m. It is to be loaded with lead (1.13…

A: According to Archemede's principle  Buoyant force = weight of liquid displaced

Q: A partially filled bucket of water sits on a scale and it’s weight is 3.8 N. A piece of metal is…

A: The buoyant force here is FB=6.8N-3.8N=3.0N

Q: A block of wood has a mass of 3.93 kg and a density of 663 kg/m3. It is to be loaded with lead (1.13…

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Q: A wooden block of volume 5.24 x 10^(-4) m^3 floats in water, and a small steel object of mass m is…

A: Given:- A wooden lock of volume V = 5.24 x 10-4 m3 floats in water. a small steel object of mass m…

Q: A block of wood has a mass of 3.67 kg and a density of 656 kg/m³. It is to be loaded with lead (1.13…

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