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A vessel contains mercury and water. An iron cylinder just floats vertically in that vessel. What is the ratio of the immersed parts of the cylinder in water and in mercury? The density of mercury = `13.6g*cm^(-3)` and the density of iron = `7.78g*cm^(-3)`.

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