A hollow sphere of volume V is floating on water surface with half immersed in it. What should be the minimum volume of water poured inside the sphere so that the sphere now sinks into the water
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When body (sphere) is half immersed, then
Up thrust = weight of sphere
$\Rightarrow \frac{V}{2} \times \rho_{liq} \times g = V \times \rho \times g \therefore \rho = \frac{\rho_{liq}}{2}$ When body (sphere) is fully immersed then, Up thrust = wt. of sphere + wt. of water poured in sphere $\Rightarrow V \times \rho_{liq} \times g = V \times \rho \times g + V' \times \rho_{liq} \times g$ $\Rightarrow V \times \rho_{liq} = \frac{V \times \rho_{liq}}{2} + V' \times \rho_{liq} \Rightarrow V' = \frac{V}{2}$
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