- #1
dude123
- 4
- 0
Homework Statement
A wooden block floats in alcohol with 3/8th of it's length above alcohol. If it is made to float in water , what fraction of it's length is above water? [Density of alcohol = 0.8 gm/cc]
Homework Equations
density = mass/Volume
The Attempt at a Solution
5/8 of the block is under the alcohol. So the volume of the displaced fluid is 5/8V where V is volume of the block. density = mass/volume so: 0.8g/cc = m/[(5/8)V] m = (5/8) V (0.8g/cc) Then I got the buoyant force -: F = (5/8) V (0.8g/cc) g . After this i create such equation for water with water's density and fraction of block is submerged but how can i relate them :?