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Two submerged blocks of equal mass connected by a string over an ideal pulley.
Two submerged blocks of equal mass connected by a string over an ideal pulley.
Two solid blocks, Block 1 and Block 2, each of mass \(M\), are completely submerged in a tank containing an incompressible fluid of uniform density \(\rho\). Block 1 has volume \(V\) and Block 2 has volume \(2V\), where \(M > 2\rho V\). The blocks are connected by a light, inextensible string that passes over a light, frictionless pulley mounted above the tank. Immediately after the system is released from rest, what is the tension in the string in terms of the given quantities and fundamental constants?

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