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AP Physics 1
8.3 Fluids and Newton’s Laws
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A clear rectangular beaker is filled with a shaded liquid. A solid cube is positioned in the center of the liquid, fully submerged. A thin vertical line represents a string connecting the center of the bottom face of the cube to the center of the bottom of the beaker. A small arrow labeled g points downward next to the beaker.
A submerged cube tethered to the bottom of a liquid-filled container.
A solid cube of mass \( M \) and density \( \rho_c \) is held completely submerged in a container of liquid with density \( \rho_l \). The density of the cube is less than the density of the liquid (\( \rho_c < \rho_l \)). To keep the cube from rising to the surface, it is tethered to the bottom of the container by a thin, vertical string of negligible mass. Which of the following is a correct expression for the magnitude of the tension \( T \) in the string?

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