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A small wax bead dropped into a jar containing a layer of oil floating on water is…
PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Gravitation · Gravitation
Problem
A small wax bead dropped into a jar containing a layer of oil floating on water is seen to rise through the water but stop within the oil layer instead of reaching the top surface. Explain why this happens.
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