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title: "Two blocks of the same size are floating in a container of water. The first block is submerged \\( 80\\% \\) while the second block is submerged by \\( 20\\% \\) beneath the water. Which of the following is a correct statement about the two blocks?"
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# Two blocks of the same size are floating in a container of water. The first block is submerged \( 80\% \) while the second block is submerged by \( 20\% \) beneath the water. Which of the following is a correct statement about the two blocks?

Two blocks of the same size are floating in a container of water. The first block is submerged \( 80\% \) while the second block is submerged by \( 20\% \) beneath the water. Which of the following is a correct statement about the two blocks?

- **A.** The buoyancy force exerted on both blocks is the same.
- **B.** Only the volume of the blocks is the same.
- **C.** The density of both blocks is the same.
- **D.** The pressure exerted on the bottom of each block is the same.
- **E.** None of these choices are correct.

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