According to Archimedes principle, the mass of a floating object equals the mass of the fluid displaced

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According to Archimedes’ principle, the mass of a floating object equals the mass of the fluid displaced by the object. Use this principle to solve the following problems.

(a) A wooden cylinder 30.0cm high floats vertically in a tub of water (density = 1.00 g/cm3). The top of the cylinder is 14.1 cm above the surface of the liquid. What is the density of the wood?

(b) The same cylinder floats vertically in a liquid of unknown density. The top of the cylinder is 20.7 cm above the surface of the liquid. What is the liquid density?

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Elementary Principles of Chemical Processes

ISBN: 978-0471720638

3rd Edition

Authors: Richard M. Felder, Ronald W. Rousseau

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