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Weight of a wooden piece is 6 kg.While floating in water its 1/3 rd volume remains submerged in
water. Calculate the maximum weight that may be placed on it so that it may float completely submerged.

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Solution

Dear Student ,
Maximum weight that should be placed on the wooden block is ,
W = $\frac{2}{3} \times 6 = 4 K g$
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