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Question
Explain the following :
As a ship in harbour is being unloaded, it slowly rises higher in water.
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Solution
As a ship in harbor is unloaded, its weight decreases. As a result, it displaces less water, and the ship's hull rises in water till the weight of the water displaced balances the weight of the unloaded ship.
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