A thin uniform cylindrical shell, closed at both ends, is partially filled with water. It is floating vertically in water in half-submerged state. If $\rho_0$ is the relative density of the material of the shell with respect to water, then the correct statement is that the shell is

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  • A

    more than half filled if $\rho_c$ is less than $0.5$

  • B

    more than half filled if $\rho_c$ is less than $1.0$

  • C

    half filled if $\rho_c$ is less than $0.5$

  • D

    less than half filled if $\rho_c$ is less than $0.5$

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