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A Large Tub Is Half Full of Water

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  A large tub is half full of water. A mass M = 25.0 kg, which has a specific gravity of 2.5, is attached to the right-hand side of the tub, out of the water. The entire apparatus balances perfectly horizontally on a fulcrum at F, as in (a) . The tub is clamped in place and M is lowered to the bottom, completely submerged, as in (b) . When the clamps are removed, the tub A)  remains balanced. B)  tips, with point L going down. C)  tips, with point L going up. D)  There is not enough information to solve the problem. E)  None of these is correct. A large tub is half full of water. A mass M = 25.0 kg, which has a specific gravity of 2.5, is attached to the right-hand side of the tub, out of the water. The entire apparatus balances perfectly horizontally on a fulcrum at F, as in (a) . The tub is clamped in place and M is lowered to the bottom, completely submerged, as in (b) . When the clamps are removed, the tub


A) remains balanced.
B) tips, with point L going down.
C) tips, with point L going up.
D) There is not enough information to solve the problem.
E) None of these is correct.

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