A block of wood has mass and occupies

PHYSICS · Subjective · AP · Physics 1: Algebra-based · Fluids · Fluids

Problem

A block of wood has mass

0.80\,\text{kg}

and occupies

1.2\times10^{-3}\,\text{m}^3

. It is gently placed in fresh water of density

1.00\times10^{3}\,\text{kg}\,\text{m}^{-3}

and comes to rest. Determine the fraction of the block’s volume that is submerged once equilibrium is reached.