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Sneha performs an experiment. She takes an empty mug and place it on the table. She fills mug with water upto the level. Now, she ties a string around a stone and try to put the stone into the mug, she notices that the water in the mug over flows. Why does this happen?

A) Because matter diffuses in liquid

B) Because force applied by water on the stone

C) Because matter occupies space

D) Because stone has no mass

E) None of these