PhysicsLAB NextTime Question
Verge of Sinking

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Consider an air-filled balloon weighted so that it is on the verge of sinking ... that is, its overall density just equals that of water. Now if you push it beneath the surface, it will
 
    a) sink
    b) return to the surface
    c) stay at the depth to which it is pushed.

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