1. Two blocks of different sizes and masses float in atray of water. Each block is half submerged, as shownin the figure. Water has a density of 1000 kg/m³.What can be concluded about the densities of the twoblocks?2x2x(A) The two blocks have different densities, both ofwhich are less than 1000 kg/m³.(B) The two blocks have the same density of500 kg/m.(C) The two blocks have the same density, butthe density cannot be determined with theinformation given.(D) The larger block has a greater density than thesmaller block, but the densities of the blockscannot be determined with the information given.

Archimedes' principle states that- "when a body is immersed partially or fully in a fluid, it…

1. Two blocks of different sizes and masses float in a tray of water. Each block is half submerged, as shown in the figure. Water has a density of 1000 kg/m³. What can be concluded about the densities of the two blocks? 2x 2x

1. Two blocks of different sizes and masses float in a tray of water. Each block is half submerged, as shown in the figure. Water has a density of 1000 kg/m³. What can be concluded about the densities of the two blocks? 2x 2x

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1. Two blocks of different sizes and masses float in a
tray of water. Each block is half submerged, as shown
in the figure. Water has a density of 1000 kg/m³.
What can be concluded about the densities of the two
blocks?
2x
2x
(A) The two blocks have different densities, both of
which are less than 1000 kg/m³.
(B) The two blocks have the same density of
500 kg/m.
(C) The two blocks have the same density, but
the density cannot be determined with the
information given.
(D) The larger block has a greater density than the
smaller block, but the densities of the blocks
cannot be determined with the information given.

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