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2016 F = ma Exam — Question 2

A 3.0 cm thick layer of oil with density ρ = 800 kg/m3 is floating above water that has density o ρ = 1000 kg/m3. A solid cylinder is floating so that 1/3 is in the water, 1/3 is in the oil, and w 1/3 is in the air. Additional oil is added until the cylinder is floating only in oil. What fraction of the cylinder is in the oil? Before After Oil Layer Water — Source: Question 2, 2016 F = ma Exam, © 2016 American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) and the U.S. Physics Team. Adapted by PhysicsTrainer: reformatted into a separate question and answer choices for online multiple-choice practice; any shared setup from nearby questions is repeated here. Not affiliated with or endorsed by AAPT or the U.S. Physics Team.

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