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Two Cylinders,one Made of Lead (Density 11340 Kg/m3) and One

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Two cylinders,one made of lead (density 11340 kg/m3) and one of copper (density 8940 kg/m3) ,have the same radius and height.When thrown into a pool of water (density 1000 kg/m3) ,as the two are sinking to the bottom,describe the buoyant forces on the cylinders.


A) The buoyant force on the lead cylinder is greater than that on the copper.
B) There is no buoyant force on either,as they are sinking.
C) The buoyant force on the copper cylinder is greater than that on the lead.
D) The buoyant force is the same on each cylinder.

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