A rectangular block of density floats in water of density .

PHYSICS · Multi-part · AP · Physics 1: Algebra-based · Fluids · Fluids

Problem

A rectangular block of density 750 kg m−3750 \text{ kg m}^{-3} floats in water of density 1000 kg m−31000 \text{ kg m}^{-3} . (1) What fraction of the vertical height of the block is under water? (2) The block is pushed downward so it is fully submerged and is then released. What is the initial acceleration of the block?

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