A cubical block of iron 10cm on each side is floating on mercury in a vessel (1)what is the height of the block over mercury level?(2)water is poured into the vessel so that it just covers the iron block. what is the height of water column?density of mercury=13.6 gm/cm3, density of iron=7.2 gm/cm3.

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anonymous · Answer

the percentage volume of any object floating over any fluid is given by the ratio of the density of the fluid and the object!