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A small block of wood is held completely immersed in (i) water, (ii) glycerine and then released. In each case, what do you observe ? Explain the difference in your observation in the two cases.
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When we place a small block of wood in water and another identical block of wood in glycerine, we notice that both the blocks float but the volume of block immersed in glycerine is smaller as compared to the volume of block immersed in water.
The reason is that the density of glycerine is more than that of water and so it exerts more buoyant force and hence, less part of block is immersed.
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