A 140 kg block of metal measuring 120 cm x 100 cm x 100 cm


A 14.0 kg block of metal measuring 12.0 cm x 10.0 cm x 10.0 cm is suspended from a scale and immersed in water. The 12.0 cm dimension is vertical, and the top of the block is 4.00 cm below the surface of the water.

(a) What are the forces acting on the top and on the bottom of the block? (Take atmospheric pressure to be 1.013 105 N/m2.)

(b) What is the reading of the spring scale?

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Physics: A 140 kg block of metal measuring 120 cm x 100 cm x 100 cm
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