An empty spice bottle has an inner volume of 1.31 *10 ^- ⁴ m³.It has a mass of 112 g when filled with air,and it displaces 1.63 *10 ^- ⁴ m³ of water when fully submerged.What fraction of the total volume of the bottle will be beneath the surface when it is placed in a tank of water? A)0.69 B)0.81 C)0.85 D)1.00 E)1.46

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The correct answer is A.The fraction of the total volume of the bottle that will be beneath the surface when it is placed in a tank of water is equal to the ratio of the volume of water displaced by the bottle to the total volume of the bottle. The volume of water displaced by the bottle is 1.63 x 10^-4 m^3, and the total volume of the bottle is 1.31 x 10^-4 m^3. Therefore, the fraction of the total volume of the bottle that will be beneath the surface when it is placed in a tank of water is 1.63 x 10^-4 m^3 / 1.31 x 10^-4 m^3 = 0.69.

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