A Piece of Soft Wood Floats in Water with Half

question 7

Short Answer

A piece of soft wood floats in water with half of its volume submerged. If it is placed in mercury which has a density about 13.6 times that of water, it will float __________________ (higher, lower, the same) compared with floating in water.

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