When a 5-N block of wood floats in mercury the buoyant force on ...

[waynest]

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.

Question 2

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

[fromAlphatoOmega22]

Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

Answer to Question 2

Answer: B

[waynest]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[tranoy]

Gracias!