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Assertion : A thin stainless steel needle can lay floating on a still water surface.
Reason : Any object floats when the buoyancy force balances the weight of the object.
PhysicsMechanical Properties of FluidsAIIMSAIIMS 2006
Options:
  • A If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of the assertion
  • B If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion
  • C If assertion is true, but reason is false
  • D Both assertion and reason are false statements.
Solution:
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The correct answer is: If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion
A thin stainless steel needle on a still water may floats due to surface tension as upward force due to surface tension balances the weight of the needle.

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