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There is a layer of oil over mercury in a container. The density of mercury is `13.6g*cm^(-3)` and that of the oil is `0.8g*cm^(-3)`. A homogeneous sphere remains immersed with half of its volume in mercury and the other half in oil. The density of the material of the sphere in `g*cm^(-3)` is

A

3.3

B

6.4

C

7.2

D

12.8

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