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A boat floating in a water tank is carrying a number of large stones. If the stones are unloaded into water, what will happen to the water level ?

A boat floating in a water tank is carrying a number of large stones. If the stones are unloaded into water, what will happen to the water level ?

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Navjyot Kalra
askIITians Faculty 654 Points
9 years ago
. KEY CONCEPT :
When the stones were in the boat, the weight of stones were balanced by the buoyant force.
Vs ds = Vℓ dℓ
Vℓ, Vs = volue of liquid and stone respectively
Vℓ, Vs = density of liquid and stone respectively
Since, ds > dℓ ∴ Vs < Vℓ
Therefore when stones are put in water, the level of water falls

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