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A spring balance reads W1 when a ball is suspended from it. A weighing machine reads W2when a tank of liquid is kept on it. When the ball is immersed in the liquid, the spring balance reads W3 and the weighing machine reads W4. Then, which of the following are not correct?

A
W1>W3
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W1<W3
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W2<W4
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D
W2>W4
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Solution

The correct option is D W2>W4
Let us try to understand all the situation with the help of diagrams below
In case 1: Only weight of the ball is measured i.e W1
In case 3: Weight of the ball is measured i.e W3 when buoyancy force is acting on the ball which will try to lift the ball so,
W3<W1
In case 2: The weight of the water tank is measured W2
In case 4: Weight of the water tank and the ball both are getting measured. The weight of the ball is less as discussed in case 3.
W4>W2 ( weight of ball is getting added up to W4)
So, option 1 and 4 are correct.
But in question they asked the options which are not correct so, B and D are correct options for this question.

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