A Wooden Ball Is Tied to the Bottom of a Swimming

question 80

Multiple Choice

A wooden ball is tied to the bottom of a swimming pool by a string. What is the tension in the string if the ball's diameter is 0.15 m and its mass is 144 g? The water in the pool is fresh water, density 1,000 kg/m³.

• A) 15.9 N
• B) 12.7 N
• C) 14.1 N
• D) 1.78 N

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