alleryStart learning →A cork floats partly immersed. Its displacement gives:
AIts exposed volume
BIts submerged volume
CIts material density
DIts total volume
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Its submerged volume
Only the immersed portion of a floating cork displaces water.
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