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A block of iron floats on mercury. Find the fractionof volume which remains immersed in mercury. (Densities of iron and mercury are 7.8gcm^(-3) and 13.6gcm^(-3) respectively). |
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Answer» Solution :Let V be the volume of IRON block and v be its volume immersed in MERCURY. For floatation. Weight of block = Weight of mercury displaced by the immersed portion of block. i.e. `Vxx7.8xxg=vxx13.6xxg` or `v/V=7.8/3.6=0.574` or `v=0.574V` The fraction 0.574 of TOTAL volume will REMAIN immersed in mercury. |
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