When a piece of sodium is dropped in wat...

When a piece of sodium is dropped in water.

A

a. 16 N

B

b. 100 N

C

c. 83 N

D

d. 50 N.

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The correct Answer is:

C

`1666 cm^3 xx "1 gm"/(cm^3)`=1666 g of `H_2O`
1.7 kg `H_2O xx 9.8 m//sec^2`=16.66 N
Therefore 100 N-17 N = 83 N

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