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How can relatively denser object be made to float on the less dense fluid?

(a) By altering the shape.

(b) By altering the forces acting on the object

(c) By altering the shear forces acting on the object

(d) None of the mentioned

The question was posed to me by my school principal while I was bunking the class.

Asked question is from Bouyancy in chapter Buoyancy and Floatation of Fluid Mechanics

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Correct answer is (a) By altering the shape.

The explanation: By changing the shape of an object it can be made to float on a fluid even if it is denser than that fluid. This principle is used in ship building.

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