A ball is made of a material of density $$\rho $$ where $${\rho _{oil}}\, < \rho < {\rho _{water}}$$ with $${\rho _{oil}}$$ and $${\rho _{water}}$$ representing the densities of oil and water, respectively. The oil and water are immiscible. If the above ball is in equilibrium in a mixture of this oil and water, which of the following pictures represents its equilibrium position?

Two wires are made of the same material and have the same volume. However wire $$1$$ has cross-sectional area $$A$$ and wire $$2$$ has cross-sectional area $$3A.$$ If the length of wire $$1$$ increases by $$\Delta x$$ on applying force $$F,$$ how much force is needed to stretch wire $$2$$ by the same amount?

A capillary tube (A) is dipped in water. Another identical tube (B) is dipped in a soap-water solution. Which of the following shows the relative nature of the liquid columns in the two tubes?

A jar is filled with two non-mixing liquids $$1$$ and $$2$$ having densities $${\rho _1}$$ and $${\rho _2}$$ respectively. A solid ball, made of a material of density $${\rho _3}$$, is dropped in the jar. It comes to equilibrium in the position shown in the figure. Which of the following is true for $${\rho _1}$$ , $${\rho _1}$$ and $${\rho _3}$$ ?