the volume of a plastic covered sealed box is 350 cm3 and the box has a mass 500g . will the box float on water or sink in water ? what will be the mass of water displaced by the box?
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Mass = 500 g
Volume = 350 cm³
Density = Mass/Volume
= 500/350
= 1.42g/cm³
The box will sink in water because it's density is more than that of water.
I think the mass of water displaced by box is 500 g only (but I am not sure about this one). Otherwise the above solution is correct.
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