Contrary to what you might expect, a solid steel ballcan float on water due to the

Chapter 2, Problem 2-109

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Contrary to what you might expect, a solid steel ballcan float on water due to the surface tension effect. Determinethe maximum diameter of a steel ball that would floaton water at 20C. What would your answer be for an aluminumball? Take the densities of steel and aluminum balls tobe 7800 kg/m3 and 2700 kg/m3, respectively.

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