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A large beaker of water is filled to its rim with water. A block of wood is then carefully lowered into the beaker until the block is floating. In this process, some water is pushed over the edge and collects
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A large beaker of water is filled to its rim with water. A block of wood is then carefully lowered into the beaker until the block is floating. In this process, some water is pushed over the edge and collects in a tray. The weight of the water in the tray is:______

a. Greater than the weight of the block.
b. Less than the weight of the block.
c. Equal to the weight of the block.

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c. Equal to the weight of the block.

Step-by-step explanation:

We know that when an object floats , the displaced water by the floating body

has weight equal to the weight of the body . In this condition the upthrust becomes equal to the weight of the body .

In the present case the beaker is full to the brim with water . Then the body was made to float into it . While attaining equilibrium in water , it displaces water whose weight must have been equal to its weight . That liquid got spilled over the edge and collected on the tray .

So water collected on the tray must be equal to the weight of the body floating.

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