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A boat floating in a water tank is carrying a number of large stones. If the stones are unladed 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 unladed 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 = Vℓdℓ
Vℓ, Vs = volume of liquid and stone respectively
dℓ,ds = volume 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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