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A wooden cube is found to float in water with `½cm` of its vertical side above the water. On keeping a weight of 50 gm over its top, it is just submerged in the water. The specific gravity of wood is

A

0.8

B

0.9

C

0.85

D

0.95

Text Solution

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The correct Answer is:
D
`"weight of the body"="Weight of displaced liquid"`
`rho_(b)V_(b)+50=V_(b)rho_("water")`
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