A rectangular wooden block just floats in sea water (density ) with one-fifth of its…

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A rectangular wooden block just floats in sea water (density 1030 kg m−31030\,\text{kg\,m}^{-3}) with one-fifth of its volume above the surface. What will happen when the same block is placed in kerosene of density 800 kg m−3800\,\text{kg\,m}^{-3}? (a) It will sink and rest at the bottom. (b) It will float with its top face just touching the surface (fully submerged). (c) It will float with four-fifths of its volume submerged. (d) It will float with 97%97\% of its volume submerged.

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