A cubical block of wood, 10.0 cmcm on a side, floats at the interface between oil and water with its lower surface 2.20 cmcm below the interface . The density of the oil is 790 kg/m3kg/m3 1. What is the gauge pressure at the upper face of the block? Express your answer in pascals. 2. What is the gauge pressu

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A cubical block of wood, 10.0 cmcm on a side, floats at the interface between oil and water with its lower surface 2.20 cmcm below the interface . The density of the oil is 790 kg/m3kg/m3

 

1. 

What is the gauge pressure at the upper face of the block?
Express your answer in pascals.
 
2. 
What is the gauge pressure at the lower face of the block?
Express your answer in pascals.
3. 
What is the mass of the block?
Express your answer in kilograms.
4. 
What is the density of the block?
Express your answer in kilograms per cubic meter.

 

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