Wooden Cylinder Buoyancy · PhysicsBowl 2024 #36

Physics · fluid-mechanics

Problem

A beaker is filled with 800 mL of water. A wooden cylinder will be placed into the beaker. If the wood's density is 800 kgm3\frac{kg}{m³}, what mass cylinder will raise the water level to the beaker's maximum volume of 1000 mL? a. 100 g b. 160 g c. 200 g d. 250 g e. 360 g

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