Essential University Physics: Volume 1 (3rd Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321993721
ISBN 13: 978-0-32199-372-4

Chapter 15 - For Thought and Discussion - Page 279: 12

Answer

It will fall.

Work Step by Step

When objects are floating, they displace more water than when they are actually in the body of water, for when they are in the body of water, they only displace their own volume. Thus, the water level will fall when the steel falls in.
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