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A cork is submerged in water by a spring attached to the bottom of a bowl. When the bowl is kept in an elevator moving with acceleration downwards, the length of spring:

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Increases
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Decreases
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Remains unchanges
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None of these
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Solution

The correct option is C Decreases
Due to acceleration in the Downward direction the final thrust will decrease from ρwVg to ρwV(ga) so the spring will go in compression and the length of the spring will decrease.
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