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A piece of wood having weight 5 kg floats in water with 60% of its volume under the liquid. The specific gravity of wood is

A. 0.83

B. 0.6

C. 0.4

D. 0.3

Answer: Option B


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  1. Neeraj Dogra
    Neeraj Dogra :
    3 years ago

    Vdisp = 0.6 × V

    Now

    V × ρ × g = 0.6V × ρw × g

    ρ = 0.6 × ρw

    ρ/ρw = specific gravity = 0.6

  2. Abeer Mehta
    Abeer Mehta :
    3 years ago

    We know,
    S.G=Vsubmersed/Vactual
    =60%/100%
    =0.6
    So,specific gravity of the object is 0.6.

  3. Rajendra Kumar
    Rajendra Kumar :
    4 years ago

    How

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