Conceptual Physical Science (6th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134060491
Author: Paul G. Hewitt, John A. Suchocki, Leslie A. Hewitt
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 5, Problem 5RAT
The two caissons of the Falkirk Wheel in Scotland (the device that lifts and lowers ships) remain in balance when
(a) both caissons are brim-filled with water.
(b) ships of different weights float in each.
(c) both caissons are brim-filled with water and a ship floats in only one.
(d) all of these
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