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Suppose we have a container that is floating on water ( it is not submerged at all). The dimensions of the container are 1m x 1m x 1m. we add 5 kg of water to the container; to what height does the container get submerged? ( density of water is 1 g/ cm^3 )
5000 g X (1cm^3/ 1g) = 5000cm^3
x(height of water in container) = (5000 cm^3) / (100 cm x 100cm )
x = .5cm
Can we assume that the height of water in the container is at the level of water outside of container and hence container will get submerged by .5cm?