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PRACTICE / Floating equilibrium
How much of the block is submerged?
A uniform block of density 600 kg/m³ floats in water of density 1000 kg/m³.
Find the fraction of its volume submerged.
Organize the givens & assumptions
- ρblock = 600 kg/m³
- ρwater = 1000 kg/m³
Uniform block floats freely in water; negligible air buoyancy and surface tension; static equilibrium.
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