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Question
A body floats in a liquid A of density ρ1 with a part of it submerged inside the liquid, while in liquid B of density ρ2 it is totally submerged inside the liquid. The densities ρ1 and ρ2 are related as :
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ρ1 = ρ2
ρ1 < ρ2
ρ1 > ρ2
Nothing can be said
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Solution
A body floats in a liquid A of density ρ1 with a part of it submerged inside the liquid, while in liquid B of density ρ2 it is totally submerged inside the liquid. The densities ρ1 and ρ2 are related as : ρ1 > ρ2
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