QUESTION 8 Which of the following objects will not float in water? а. A block of ice with a mass density of 999.2 kg/m3 b. A 25-g plastic cube with a side of length 3.0 cm. C. Am empty, 50-g, cylindrical can with a base radius of 7.0 cm and a height of 15 cm. d. A 10-g marble with a radius of 0.80 cm. e. An 8,000-kg rectangular raft with a length of 5.0 m, a width of 4.0 m, and a thickness of 0.50 m.

QUESTION 8 Which of the following objects will not float in water? а. A block of ice with a mass density of 999.2 kg/m3 b. A 25-g plastic cube with a side of length 3.0 cm. C. Am empty, 50-g, cylindrical can with a base radius of 7.0 cm and a height of 15 cm. d. A 10-g marble with a radius of 0.80 cm. e. An 8,000-kg rectangular raft with a length of 5.0 m, a width of 4.0 m, and a thickness of 0.50 m.

College Physics

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305952300

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

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