A rock is suspended from the lower end of a light string. When the rock is totally immersed in water, the tension in the string is 1.20 N. When the rock is totally immersed in ethanol, the tension in the string is 1.60 N.

A rock is suspended from the lower end of a light string. When the rock is totally immersed in water, the tension in the string is 1.20 N. When the rock is totally immersed in ethanol, the tension in the string is 1.60 N.

College Physics

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Chapter9: Solids And Fluids

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 77AP: An iron block of volume 0.20 m5 is suspended from a spring scale and immersed in a flask of water....

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