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A cubical block is floating in a liquid with half of its volume immersed in the liquid. When the whole system accelerates upwards with a net acceleration of `g//4`, the fraction of volume immersed in the liquid will be

A

`1/2`

B

`1/4`

C

`3/4`

D

`3/8`

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