Task id16188

Task id16188

A vessel shaped like a truncated cone, shown in Fig., is lowered into water. If m = 200 g of water is poured into a vessel, the bottom of the vessel will come off. Will the bottom fall off if 200 g of oil, 200 g of mercury are poured into it, and a weight weighing 200 g is placed on the bottom?

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