A mass of sunken lead is resting against the bottom in a glass of water. You tak

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A mass of sunken lead is resting against the bottom in a glass of water. You take this lead, put it in a small boat of negligible mass, and float the boat in the water. Which of the following statements are true? (There may be more than one correct choice.)

A. The sunken lead displaces a volume of water equal to the lead's own volume.

B. The floating lead displaces a volume of water equal to the lead's own volume.

C. The sunken lead displaces a volume of water whose weight equals the lead's weight.

D. The floating lead displaces a volume of water whose weight equals the lead's weight.

Explanation / Answer

from Archimedes principle object will sink when the weight of the water displaced is less than the weight of the object

and it will float when the weight of the water displaced equal to the weight of the object.

Hence answer is A and D

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