Answer: A cube of oak wood with very smooth faces normally

Chapter 12, Problem Q12.1

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A cube of oak wood with very smooth faces normally floats in water. Suppose you submerge it completely and press one face flat against the bottom of a tank so that no water is under that face. Will the block float to the surface? Is there a buoyant force on it? Explain.

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QUESTION:

A cube of oak wood with very smooth faces normally floats in water. Suppose you submerge it completely and press one face flat against the bottom of a tank so that no water is under that face. Will the block float to the surface? Is there a buoyant force on it? Explain.

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Whenever a body of a specific mass enters into a specific liquid, then there would be two forces that start working on the body: weight force of the body and buoyancy force. The direction of both forces is just opposite to each other.

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