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A metallic sphere weighing 3 kg in air is held by a string so as to be completely immersed in a liquid of relative density 0.8. The relative density of metallic is 10. The tension in the string is

A

18.7 N

B

42.5 N

C

32.7 N

D

27.6 N

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