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A block of iron floats on mercury. Find the fractionof volume which remains immersed in mercury. (Densities of iron and mercury are `7.8gcm^(-3)` and `13.6gcm^(-3)` respectively).

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To solve the problem of finding the fraction of the volume of an iron block that remains immersed in mercury, we can follow these steps: ### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Identify Given Data:** - Density of iron, \( \rho_{iron} = 7.8 \, \text{g/cm}^3 \) - Density of mercury, \( \rho_{mercury} = 13.6 \, \text{g/cm}^3 \) ...
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