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Question: A cork is submerged in water by a spring attached to the bottom of a bowl. When the bowl is kept in ...

A cork is submerged in water by a spring attached to the bottom of a bowl. When the bowl is kept in an elevator moving with acceleration downwards, the length of spring

A

Increases

B

Decreases

C

Remains unchanged

D

None of these

Answer

Decreases

Explanation

Solution

Effective weight W=m(ga)W ^ { \prime } = m ( g - a ) which is less than actual weight mg, so the length of spring decreases