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Question
Explain, why submarines are able to dive underwater as well as a sail on the surface of the water?
Solution
Submarines are provided with ballast tanks. When required to dive, the water is allowed to enter the tanks. And when required to sail, the water is forced out by compressed air.
Work is a scalar quantity.
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