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Given in the question that base of an insect's leg has a radius of about and the insect's mass is .
We need to find the six-legged insect to remain on top of the water.
Step-by-step explanation
Step 1.
Since the insect is in equilibrium, the upward surface tension force Wt. of insect
Radius of the leg of insect .
Surface tension of water
Mass of the insect
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