A 17.0 kg block of metal measuring 12.0 cm by 10.0 cm by 10.0 cm is suspended from a scale and immersed in water as shown in the figure below. The 12.0 cm dimension is vertical, and the top of the block is 4.90 cm below the surface of the water. (a) What are the magnitudes of the forces (in N) acting on the top and on the bottom of the block due to the surrounding water? (Use Po = 1.0130 x 105 N/m2. Enter your answers accurate to at least four significant figures.) 1017.8 N N Scale Ftop F bottom 1029.6 = = (b) What is the reading of the spring scale (in N)? 154.8 N (c) Show that the buoyant force equals the difference between the forces at the top and bottom of the block. (Submit a file v maximum size of 1 MB.) Choose File no file selected

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A 17.0 kg block of metal measuring 12.0 cm by 10.0 cm by 10.0 cm is suspended from a scale and immersed in water as
shown in the figure below. The 12.0 cm dimension is vertical, and the top of the block is 4.90 cm below the surface of the
water.
a
F₁
top
Fbottom
Scale
(a) What are the magnitudes of the forces (in N) acting on the top and on the bottom of the block due to the surrounding
= 1.0130 x 105 N/m². Enter your answers accurate to at least four significant figures.)
water? (Use Po
N
N
1017.8
b
= 1029.6
(b) What is the reading of the spring scale (in N)?
154.8
N
(c) Show that the buoyant force equals the difference between the forces at the top and bottom of the block. (Submit a file w
maximum size of 1 MB.)
Choose File no file selected
Transcribed Image Text:A 17.0 kg block of metal measuring 12.0 cm by 10.0 cm by 10.0 cm is suspended from a scale and immersed in water as shown in the figure below. The 12.0 cm dimension is vertical, and the top of the block is 4.90 cm below the surface of the water. a F₁ top Fbottom Scale (a) What are the magnitudes of the forces (in N) acting on the top and on the bottom of the block due to the surrounding = 1.0130 x 105 N/m². Enter your answers accurate to at least four significant figures.) water? (Use Po N N 1017.8 b = 1029.6 (b) What is the reading of the spring scale (in N)? 154.8 N (c) Show that the buoyant force equals the difference between the forces at the top and bottom of the block. (Submit a file w maximum size of 1 MB.) Choose File no file selected
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