Answer to Question #164055 in Atomic and Nuclear Physics for Leah

Question

A Juniper wood log with a weight density of about 35 pounds/ft³ and a volume of 2 ft³ is submerged in water. What is the buoyant force on it? 

[The weight density of water is 62.4lb/ft³.]

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Answer 1

$$F_B=W\\F_B=35(2)=70\ lb$$