A block of steel ( s.g. = 7.85 ) will "float" at a mercury-water interface as %3D shown in the figure. What is the height that submerged in the mercury (b)? Assume that the dimensions of the base of the block are X and L. Water Steel block 200 mm Mercury (s.g. = 13.6)

A block of steel ( s.g. = 7.85 ) will "float" at a mercury-water interface as %3D shown in the figure. What is the height that submerged in the mercury (b)? Assume that the dimensions of the base of the block are X and L. Water Steel block 200 mm Mercury (s.g. = 13.6)

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A block of steel ( s.g. = 7.85 ) will "float" at a mercury-water interface as
%3D
shown in the figure. What is the height that submerged in the mercury (b)?
Assume that the dimensions of the base of the block are X and L.
Water
Steel block
200 mm
Mercury
(s.g. = 13.6)
210.048 mm O
294.357 mm
277.004 mm O
251.045 mm
115.501 mm O
141.058 mm
318.987 mm )
163.475 mm
238.261 mm
189.888 mm O

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