Answer to Question #295228 in Optics for heti

Question

A piece of iron placed on a block of wood makes it float lower in the water, If the iron were instead suspended beneath the wood, would it float as low, lower, or higher? Defend your answer.

Answer 1

Answer

A piece of iron placed on a block of wood makes it float lower in the water, If the iron were instead suspended beneath the wood. So,

In this case where iron is on the top, the wood is pushed into the water due to the whole weight.