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waynest

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on: Jul 29, 2018
When a 5-N block of wood floats in mercury the buoyant force on it is
 
  A) less than 5 N.
  B) 5 N.
  C) greater than 5 N.

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When an object is partly or wholly immersed in a liquid, it is buoyed up
 
  A) by a force equal to its own weight.
  B) by a force equal to the weight of liquid displaced.
  C) and floats because of Archimedes' principle.
  D) but sinks.
  E) none of the above


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Reply #1 on: Jul 29, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

Answer to Question 2

Answer: B


waynest

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Reply 2 on: Jul 29, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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Wow, this really help

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