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NEET UG PHYSICS MCQ: MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF FLUIDS

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The total weight of a piece of wood is 6 kg. In the floating state in water its 13\frac{1}{3} part remains inside the water. On this floating solid, what maximum weight is to be put such that the whole of the piece of wood is to be drowned in the water?>
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Correct option: A
12 kg
Option A (12 kg) is correct because the additional weight required to fully submerge the wood is equal to the weight of the water displaced by the remaining 2/3 of the wood's volume.

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