A metal cube with temperature coefficient of cubical expansion 'γm' has of its volume submerged while floating in a liquid with temperature coefficient of cubical expansion 'γℓ'. If the temperature of both, the liquid as well as the cube increases by θ, the fraction of volume of cube submerged while floating would be
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When a cube floats, the fraction submerged (f) equals the ratio of its density to the liquid's density: f = ρcube/ρliq. Initially, fi = 1/n.
After a temperature change θ, densities change due to cubical expansion. The new density is ρ' = ρ/(1+γθ). The new submerged fraction f' becomes:
Since γθ is small, we approximate 1/(1+γmθ) ≈ (1-γmθ). Substituting fi = 1/n gives:
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