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A block of wood floats in a liquid in a beaker with 3/4ths of the its volume submerged under the liquid.If the beaker is placed is in an enclosure that is falling freely under gravity, the block will :

A

Float with 3/4ths of its volume submerged

B

Float completely submerged

C

Float with any fraction of its volume submerged

D

Sink to the bottom

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