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have a floating log that is 3 m long and 50 cm in diameter. The wood...

have a floating log that is 3 m long and 50 cm in diameter. The wood has a density of 600 kg/m3. How much weight could I put on the log before it sinks?  

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Summary: Condition of a body not to sink in the liquid is that weight of the body should be equal to the weight of the liquid displaced bye the body.

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