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Grade 12th PassMechanics

A boat carrying steel balls is floating on the surface of water in a tank.If the balls are thrown into the tank one by one,how will it affect the level of water?

a.it will remain unchanged

b.it will rise

c.it will fall

d.first it will rise and then fall

Profile image of Menka Malguri
14 Years agoGrade 12th Pass
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Profile image of Ashwin Muralidharan IIT Madras
14 Years ago

Hi Menka,

 

This is a direct result of Archimedes Principle.

The level of water will remain unchanged.

Option (A).

 

Regards,

Ashwin (IIT Madras).