Question

To measure the volume of irregular object using measuring beaker and water, the object should _______.

• A. sink
• B. float
• C. dissolve in water
• D. be smaller than the measuring beaker.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (D)

The correct options are
A sink
D be smaller than the measuring beaker.

When a body is completely immersed in water, the rise in level of water when it completely sinks gives the volume of the body. This is possible only when the body sinks in the water in the beaker. For the body to completely sink in the beaker, it should be smaller than the beaker.