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What force is needed to press the block to immerse it totally if the mass of the silver block is 1.5 kg?

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What force is needed to press the block to immerse it totally if the mass of the silver block is 1.5 kg?

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To answer this question, we need to use the principle of buoyancy, which states that the buoyant force (or the force needed to totally immerse an object in a fluid) is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the object.

For a block of silver, the volume can be calculated using the formula:

Volume = Mass / Density

The density of silver is approximately 10,490 kg/m^3. So, the volume of the silver block is:

Volume = 1.5 kg / 10,490 kg/m^3 = 0.000143 m^3

The fluid here is assumed to be water, and the density of water is approximately 1000 kg/m^3. The weight of the water displaced by the silver block can be calculated using the formula:

Weight = Volume x Density x Gravity

Substituting the known values, we get:

Weight = 0.000143 m^3 x 1000 kg/m^3 x 9.8 m/s^2 = 1.4 N

Therefore, the force needed to totally immerse the block of silver in water is approximately 1.4 Newtons.

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