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Chapter 15 Problem 30P

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Problem 30P

CE Lead is more dense than aluminum, (a) Is the buoyant force on a solid lead sphere greater than, less than, or equal to the buoyant force on a solid aluminum sphere of the same diameter? (b) Does your answer to part (a) depend on the fluid that is causing the buoyant force?

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(a) The force on an object submerged into a fluid depends only on the weight of the fluid displaced by the object.

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Title Physics with MasteringPhysics 4 
Author James S. Walker
ISBN 9780321541635

CE Lead is more dense than aluminum, (a) Is the buoyant

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