Question

A measuring cylinder is filled with water to a particular mark. A stone is immersed [3 inside the measuring cylinder State your observation giving a suitable reason for the same. When the stone is removed from the measuring cylinder, what will be the level of
the water in the measuring cylinder? Give a suitable reason for your answer.

Answer 1

Answer:

When a piece of solid stone is immersed inside the measuring cylinder. The water level rises up. On removal of solid stone, the water level in the measuring cylinder falls down back to the mark 'A'. Hence, It shows that the stone occupies the space of the water and thus pushes the water level up.