College Physics (10th Edition)
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Author: Hugh D. Young, Philip W. Adams, Raymond Joseph Chastain
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Chapter 13, Problem 2MCP
A mass of sunken lead is resting against the bottom in a glass of water. You take this lead, put it in a small boat of negligible mass, and float the boat in the water. Which of the following statements are true? (There may be more than one correct choice.)
- A. The sunken lead displaces a volume of water equal to the lead’s own volume.
- B. The floating lead displaces a volume of water equal to the lead’s own volume.
- C. The sunken lead displaces a volume of water whose weight equals the lead’s weight.
- D. The floating lead displaces a volume of water whose weight equals the lead’s weight.
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