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The volume of a 500 g sealed packet is 350 cm3. Will the packet float or sink in a saturated salt solution, if the density of the solution is 1.2 g cm3 ?

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The packet will sink
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The packet will float
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The packet will float submerged
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None of these
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Solution

The correct option is A The packet will sink
Mass of packet = 500 g
Volume of packet = 350cm3
Density of packet =MassVolume =500350gcm3=
1.43g/cm3
The sealed packet will sink in the salted water as its density
1.43g/cm3, is more than that of the salted water.

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