Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 14 - Fluids - Questions - Page 405: 1a

Answer

The lump sinks

Work Step by Step

Archimedes' principle states that the buoyant force on an object is equal in magnitude to the weight of the displaced fluid. Since the mass of the displaced fluid is less than the mass of the object, the buoyant force is not as much as the gravitational force on the object, so the object sinks.
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