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A block floats in water with 20 % of its volume above the water surface
PHYSICS · Single correct · CBSE · Physics · Gravitation · Gravitation
Problem
A block floats in water with 20\% of its volume above the water surface. Calculate the density of the block. (a)
1250
kg m
−
3
1250\,\text{kg m}^{-3}
1250
kg m
−
3
(b)
1000
kg m
−
3
1000\,\text{kg m}^{-3}
1000
kg m
−
3
(c)
800
kg m
−
3
800\,\text{kg m}^{-3}
800
kg m
−
3
(d)
200
kg m
−
3
200\,\text{kg m}^{-3}
200
kg m
−
3
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