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Fluid statics
Question

A vessel with water is placed on a weighing pan and reads 600 g. Now a ball of 40 g and density 0.80 g/cc is sunk into the water with a pin as shown in fig. keeping it sunk.The weighing pan will show a reading:
 

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Solution

Reading of weighing pan =W+Th=W+Vσg =600g+400.8×1×g=650 g

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