What is the density of the wood


According to Archimedes principle, the mass of a floating objectequals the mass of the fluid displaced by the object. Use thisprinciple to solve the following problems.

a) A wooden cylinder 30.0cm high floats vertically in a tub ofwater with density = 1.00g/cm3 . The top of the cylinderis 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 unknowndensity.The top of the cylinder is 20.7 cm above the surface of theliquid. What is the liquid density?

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