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A cork is floating in water. What is the apparent weight of the cork?


Apparent weight = weight of cork - weight of displaced liquid. 

When the cork is floating in the liquid, the weight of the cork is equal to the weight of the liquid displaced. 

So, the apparent weight = 0
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