ESSENTIAL UNIV.PHYS.-MOD.MASTERING(18W)
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Chapter 15, Problem 5FTD
Figure 15.23 shows a cork suspended from the bottom of a sealed container of water. The container is on a turntable rotating about a vertical axis, as shown. Explain the position of the cork.
FIGURE 15.23 For Thought and Discussion 6.
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