Pinky was playing with a coin placed in a bowl and then she decided to add water to it. To her surprise, the coin seemed to rise up. What is the reason behind this?

Coin is rising up on adding water due to the change in density

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Density of the coin is less than the water

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Refraction of light after adding water

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Scattering effect

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The correct option is C Refraction of light after adding water

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