A wooden block of volume \(5.26 \times 10^{-4} \, \text{m}^3\) floats in water, and a small steel object of mass \(m\) is placed on top of the block. When \(m = 0.370 \, \text{kg}\), the system is in equilibrium and the top of the wooden block is at the level of the water.(a) What is the density of the wood?\(\_\_\_\_\_\_\) kg/m\(^3\)(b) What happens to the block when the steel object is replaced by a second steel object with a mass less than \(0.370 \, \text{kg}\)? What happens to the block when the steel object is replaced by yet another steel object with a mass greater than \(0.370 \, \text{kg}\)?[There is a provided space for answers]

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

A wooden block of volume 5.26 x 10 m loats in water, and a small steel object of mass m is placed on top of the block, When m = 0.370 kg, the system is in equilibrium and the top of the wooden block is at the level of the water. (a) What is the density of the wood? kg/m (b) What happens to the block when the steel object is replaced by a second steel object with a mass less than 0.370 kg? What happens to the block when the steel object is replaced by yet another steel object with a mass greater than 0.370 kg?

A wooden block of volume 5.26 x 10 m loats in water, and a small steel object of mass m is placed on top of the block, When m = 0.370 kg, the system is in equilibrium and the top of the wooden block is at the level of the water. (a) What is the density of the wood? kg/m (b) What happens to the block when the steel object is replaced by a second steel object with a mass less than 0.370 kg? What happens to the block when the steel object is replaced by yet another steel object with a mass greater than 0.370 kg?

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