Question

Ebony is one of the densest of all woods. Suppose a block of ebony with a volume of 2.5 × 10−3 m 3 is submerged in fresh water. If the apparent weight of the block is 7.4 N, what is the density of ebony? Assume the water has a density of 1.0 × 103 kg/m3 .

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