A-LevelPhysicsWork, energy and powerOct/Nov 2019Paper 1 Q161 Mark
A wooden cylinder floats partially submerged in a bath of water. A force F is applied to the cylinder until it is just fully submerged. [Figure showing a wooden cylinder floating in water, and a second image showing the cylinder fully submerged by a downward force F] Which statement is not correct?
ASome of the water gains gravitational potential energy.
BThe cylinder loses gravitational potential energy.
CWork is done by force F on the cylinder.
DWork is done by the upthrust on the cylinder.
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