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How Much of It Sinks?
Fluids / Floating Equilibrium - 5 min
A uniform rigid object of density floats at rest, freely supported by water of density . Ignore air buoyancy and surface tension. What fraction of the object's total volume lies below the water surface?
Assumptions
The uniform object is rigid and does not absorb water. Ignore air buoyancy and surface tension. Water density and gravity are uniform; the object is not supported by a container or another object.
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