WBJEE · Physics · Mechanical Properties of Fluids
A body floats in water with \(40 \%\) of its volume outside water. When the same body floats in an oil, \(60 \%\) of its volume remains outside oil. The relative density of oil is
- A 0.9
- B 1
- C 1.2
- D 1.5
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(D) 1.5
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Hints: \(\mathrm{V} \sigma \mathrm{g}=0.6 \mathrm{~V} \sigma_1 \mathrm{~g}\) ....(1) \(\mathrm{~V} \sigma \mathrm{g}=0.4 \mathrm{~V} \sigma_2 \mathrm{~g}\) ....(2) \(\mathrm{V \sigma} \mathrm{g}=0.4 \mathrm{V \sigma}_2 \mathrm{~g}\) Dividing (1) and (2)…
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