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A cube of ice (density ) floats in glycerine of density
PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Gravitation · Gravitation
Problem
A cube of ice (density
920
kg
m
−
3
920\,\text{kg}\,\text{m}^{-3}
920
kg
m
−
3
) floats in glycerine of density
1260
kg
m
−
3
1260\,\text{kg}\,\text{m}^{-3}
1260
kg
m
−
3
. Determine the percentage of the cube’s volume that sticks out above the glycerine surface.
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