AIIMS 2008 Physics Buoyancy and Surface Tension MCQ Question
Assertion: A needle placed carefully on the surface of water may float, whereas a ball of the same material will always sink.
Reason: The buoyancy of an object depends both on the material and shape of the object.
Reason : The buoyancy of an object depends both on the material and shape of the object.
If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
If assertion is true but reason is false
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