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A 5250 g piece of wood (sp. gr.=0.50) floats on water. What minimum mass of lead,...

A 5250 g piece of wood (sp. gr.=0.50) floats on water. What minimum mass of lead, hung from the wood by a string, will cause it to sink?

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