A cubical block of wood of side a and density floats in water of density 2. The lower surface of the cube just touches the free end of a massless spring of force constant
k fixed at the bottom of the vessel. The weight W put over the block so that it is completely immersed in water without wetting the weight is
Since density of block is 1/2(density of water), 50% of its volume is immersed in water.
In the second case, half of the volume of the block is further immersed in water.
Therefore, W=Extra upthrust + Spring force