A Large Tub Is Half Full of Water

question 91

Multiple Choice

A large tub is half full of water. A mass M = 25.0 kg, which has a specific gravity of 2.5, is attached to the right-hand side of the tub, out of the water. The entire apparatus balances perfectly horizontally on a fulcrum at F, as in (a) . The tub is clamped in place and M is lowered to the bottom, completely submerged, as in (b) . When the clamps are removed, the tub

• A) remains balanced.
• B) tips, with point L going down.
• C) tips, with point L going up.
• D) There is not enough information to solve the problem.
• E) None of these is correct.

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