A small wooden ball of density $ \rho$ is immersed in water of density $\sigma $ to depth $h $ and then released. The height $H$ above the surface of water up to which the ball will jump out of water is

  • A

    $\frac{{\sigma h}}{\rho }$

  • B

    $\left( {\frac{\sigma }{\rho } - 1} \right)\,h$

  • C

    $h$

  • D

    zero 

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