A cork is submerged in water by a spring attached to the bottom of a bowl. When the bowl is kept in an elevator moving with acceleration downwards, the length of spring
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(b) Effective weight $W' = m(g - a)$ which is less than actual weight $mg,$  so the length of spring decreases.
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