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A block of wood is floating in water in a closed vessel as shown in the figure. The vessel is connected to an air pump. When more air is pushed into the vessel, the block of wood floats with (neglect compressibility of water)

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larger part in the water

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smaller part in the water

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some part in the water

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at some instant it will sink

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Solution

The correct option is C some part in the water
The information given is incomplete. to determine the exact amount of block inside water, dimensions and density of air are to be given. So, with this information we can only say that some part of block will be in water.

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