A block of density 600 kg/m^3 floats in a liquid of density 1000 kg/m^3. The fraction of its volume below the surface is:

  1. 1.67
  2. 0.3
  3. 0.6
  4. 0.4
Answer

C) 0.6

Floating: weight = upthrust Rightarrow rhob V = rhof Vsub Rightarrow VsubV = 6001000 = 0.6. SLO P-11-B-33 · Application

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