A cylindrical buoy has a volume of and unknown mass

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Problem

A cylindrical buoy has a volume of 0.40 m30.40\,\text{m}^{3} and unknown mass. It floats upright in river water (ρ=1000 kg m−3\rho=1000\,\text{kg}\,\text{m}^{-3}). When an additional 200 N200\,\text{N} load is placed on top, the buoy just submerges so that its upper surface is level with the water. Taking g=9.8 m s−2g=9.8\,\text{m}\,\text{s}^{-2}, what is the mass of the unloaded buoy? (a) 200 kg200\,\text{kg} (b) 420 kg420\,\text{kg} (c) 380 kg380\,\text{kg} (d) 400 kg400\,\text{kg}

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