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A rectangular solid piece of Aluminum of dimensions 10 cm (length), 5 cm (width), and 5...

A rectangular solid piece of Aluminum of
dimensions 10 cm (length), 5 cm (width),
and 5 cm (height) is placed in a pool of
Mercury.

What height of the Aluminum block is visible
above the surface of the Mercury?
PAluminum : 2700 kg/m3
PMercuW : 13593 kg/m3

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