A homogeneous sphere floats with half its volume immersed in mercury (density 13. 6 gm cc -l ) and the other half in oil (density 0. 8 gm cc -1 ) in a vessel containing oil over mercury. What is the density of the material of the sphere in gm cc -1 ?
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C
For equilibrium, the total upward pull will be equal to the downward pull. If V
is the volume of the sphere, we have
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