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Q.

An empty cylindrical container, open at the top is floating in water with its axis vertical with 50% of its volume submerged in water. Wall of the container is very thin. Now water is poured in the cylinder so as to fill 25% of its volume. What fraction of the volume of the container will be submerged in water now? 

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a

0.75

b

0.55

c

0.65

d

0.85

answer is C.

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If m be the mass of container, V be its volume and ρ be the density of water, then initially, mg=V2ρ.g

After water is poured in the container let volume submerged in water be V1.

ρV1g=mg+V4ρ.g

ρV1g=V2ρg+V4ρgV1V=34=0.75

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