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A wooden block is floating on water kept in a beaker. 40% of the block is above the water surface. Now the beaker is kept inside a lift that starts going upward with acceleration equal to `g//2`. The block will then

A

sink

B

float with 10% above the water surface

C

float with 40% above the water surface

D

float with 70% above the water surface

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float with 40% above the water surface
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