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A block of wood floats in water with (4/5)th of its volume submerged. If the same block just floate in a liquid, the density of liquid in kg m-3 is
PhysicsMechanical Properties of FluidsBITSATBITSAT 2018
Options:
  • A 1250
  • B 600
  • C 400
  • D 800
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The correct answer is: 800

Let V be the volume of the block. When block floats in water, then Vblock g=45vρwater g

or Pblock=45ρwater     .....i

When block floats in liquid.

Vρblock g=Vρliquidg

ρblock =ρliquid 

ρliquid =45ρwater  [from Eq. (i)]

=45×103 kg m-3

=800 kg m-3

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