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When the wooden block is placed in the water and allowed to float to the top, what percentage of it is submerged

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Answer:

This question is incomplete

Step-by-step explanation:

This question is incomplete. However, what is described in the question is known as upthrust. Upthrust is an upward force on an object (in this case the wooden block) provided by the liquid (water) as a result of it displacing some of the liquid. Thus floating objects will normally displace some part of the liquid; making some part of it to be submerged in water.

The percentage of the submerged wooden block can be calculated as

length (in height) of the wood block submerged in water/total length (in height) of the wood × 100

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