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Density of the ice is ρ and that of water is σ. What will be the decrease in volume when a mass M of ice melts.

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Important Questions on Fluid Mechanics

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The reading of a spring balance when a block is suspended from it in air is 60 N. This reading is changed to 40 N when the block is fully submerged in water. The specific gravity of the block must be:
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A block of steel of size 5 cm×5 cm×5 cm is weighed in water. If the relative density of steel is 7, then, its apparent weight is
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Two bodies are in equilibrium when suspended in water from the arms of a balance. The mass of one body is 36 g and its density is 9 g cm-3.  If the mass of the other is 48 g, its density in g cm-3 is
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In order that a floating object be in a stable equilibrium, its centre of buoyancy should be _____.
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A cork is submerged in water by a spring attached to the bottom of a bowl. When the bowl is kept in an elevator moving with acceleration downwards, the length of the spring-
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An ice block contains a glass ball. When the ice melts within the water containing vessel, the level of water
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A large ship can float but a steel needle sinks because of

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An iceberg of density 900 kg m-3 is floating in water of density 1000 kg m-3. The percentage of the volume of the iceberg outside the water is