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A vessel contains oil (density = 0.8 `gm//cm^(2)`) over mercury (density = 13.6 `gm//cm^(2)`). A homogeneous sphere floats with half of its volume immersed in mercury and the other half in oil. The density of material of the sphere in `gm//cm^(3)` is

A

3.3

B

6.4

C

5.1

D

12.8

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