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A cube of iron of edge `5 cm` floats on the surface of mercury, contained in a tank. Water is then poured on top, so that the cube just gets immersed. Find the depth of water layer. (Specific gravities of iron-and mercury are `7.8` and `13.6`, respectively.)

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