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A tank contains water and mercury as shown in . An iron cube of edge `6cm` is in equilibrium as shown. What is the fraction of cube inside the mercury ? Given density of iron `=7.7xx10^(3) "kgm"^(-3)` and density of mercury `=13.6xx10^(3) "kgm"^(-3).`

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