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A body weighs 50 grams in air and 40 grams in water. How much would it weigh in a liquid of specific gravity 1.5?

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30 grams
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35 grams
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65 grams
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45 grams
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Solution

The correct option is D 35 grams
Buoyancy force on ball is 5040=10=Vρ
therefore ρ=1
Hence the weight in liquid =50V×10=501.5×10=35g

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