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Grade upto college level Mechanics

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?

Profile image of Amit Saxena
12 Years agoGrade upto college level
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Profile image of Navjyot Kalra
12 Years ago
KEY CONCEPT :
When the stones were in the boat, the weight of stones were balanced by the buoyant force.
Vs ds = Vd
V, Vs = volume of liquid and stone respectively
d,ds = volume of liquid and stone respectively
Since, ds > d ∴ Vs < V
Therefore when stones are put in water, the level of water falls.