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 cm−3 ?
A
The packet will sink
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B
The packet will float
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C
The packet will float submerged
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D
None of these
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Solution
The correct option is A The packet will sink Mass of packet = 500g
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.