Question
Question: A wooden block, with a coin placed on its top, floats in water as shown in fig. the distance l and h...
A wooden block, with a coin placed on its top, floats in water as shown in fig. the distance l and h are s how there. After some time the coin falls into the water. Then
A
l decreases and h increases
B
l increases and h decreases
C
Both l and h increase
D
Both l and h decrease
Answer
l increases and h decreases
Explanation
Solution
Since the density of sea-water is more than that of river therefore lesser volume of sea water is required to be
displaced to balance the weight of the boat.