A vessel contains oil (density =$ 0.8 \;gm/cm^3$) over mercury (density = $13.6\; gm/cm^3$). A homogeneous sphere floats with half of its volume immersed in mercury and the other half in oil. The density of the material of the sphere in $ gm/cm^3$ is

  • [IIT 1998]
  • A

    $3.3$ 

  • B

    $6.4$ 

  • C

    $ 7.2$

  • D

    $12.8$ 

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