Buoyancy: A hollow steel ball of diameter 3.0 m just barely floats in water. What is the wall thickness of the ball? (?Fe = 7.87 g/cm3, ?water = 1.00 g/cm3)

A. 6.6 cm
B. 37 cm
C. 131 cm
D. 79 cm


Answer: A

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