A rectangular parallelepiped with a square base d = 0.260 m on a side and a height h = 0.120 m has a mass m = 6.70 kg. While this object is floating in water, oil with a mass density ?o = 710 kg/m3 is carefully poured on top of the water until the situation looks like that shown in the figure. Determine the height of the parallelepiped in the water.

A rectangular parallelepiped with a square base d = 0.260 m on a side and a height h = 0.120 m has a mass m = 6.70 kg. While this object is floating in water, oil with a mass density ?o = 710 kg/m3 is carefully poured on top of the water until the situation looks like that shown in the figure. Determine the height of the parallelepiped in the water.

An Introduction to Physical Science

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Chapter23: Surface Processes

Section: Chapter Questions

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