Multiple Choice
Two life preservers have identical volumes,one filled with Styrofoam and the other filled with sand.When each is worn by swimmers,one swimmer floats and the other sinks.Interestingly,the buoyant force is actually greater on the life preserver that
A) sinks.
B) floats.
C) same either way
D) none of the above
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