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A thin-walled hollow metal ball is floating on water because air is trapped inside it
PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Gravitation · Gravitation
Problem
A thin-walled hollow metal ball is floating on water because air is trapped inside it. Explain what will happen to the ball if a small hole is made at its bottom and give the reason for your answer.
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