During a camping trip, a student would like to carry water from the lake to their campsite. The student fills two non$-$identical buckets with water and attaches them to a $L=1\mathrm{.}43m$ long rod. Since the buckets are not identical, the student finds that the rod balances about a point $l=1\mathrm{.}75cm$ from its midpoint. The weight of the rod and empty buckets is negligible compared to the weight of the water.

Which bucket holds more water?

bucket $2$

They hold the same amount of water.

bucket $1$

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If the heavier bucket has mass $m_H$ and the lighter bucket has mass $m_L,$ compute $\frac{m_H-m_L}{m_L}$ and express it as a percentage.

difference in capacity: $$

$\%$

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