Question

While measuring the volume displaced by solid inside a liquid in a measuring jar. Which of the following methods should be adopted and why

Answer 1

option 2 be correct
because of buoyancy of water

Answer 2

The first method is the right answer because we should not immerse the solid bob completely inside the jar or the immerse the bob very little . we need to immerse the inside the jar till i reaches somewhat nearer to the bottom.some distance should be there between he bottom of the jar and the bob