Hydraulics and Fluid Mechanics in ME
A piece of metal of specific gravity 13.6 is placed in mercury of specific gravity 13.6, what fraction of it volume is under mercury?

Whole of the metal piece will be immersed with its top surface just at mercury level
The metal piece will be immersed in mercury by half
Metal piece will sink to the bottom
The metal piece will simply float over the mercury

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Hydraulics and Fluid Mechanics in ME
A floating body is said to be in a state of stable equilibrium

only when its centre of gravity is below its centre of buoyancy
when its metacentric height is zero
when the metacentre is below the centre of gravity
when the metacentre is above the centre of gravity

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