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A weight is attached to the free end of a sonometer wire. It gives resonance at length of 40 cm, when it is vibrating in unison with tuning fork of frequency 512 Hz. The weight is then immersed wholly in water, the resonating length is reduced to 30 cm. The relative density of the fluid in which weight is immersed is

A

`(16)/(9)`

B

`(16)/(7)`

C

`(16)/(5)`

D

`(16)/(3)`

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