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A solid cylinder having uniform cross section of height $H$ and having density $ρ$ is floating in equilibrium in two immiscible liquids of densities $ρ_{1}$ and $ρ_{2}$ as shown in figure. Choose correct alternatives. $(h_{2} < H)$

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Important Questions on Mechanical Properties of Fluids

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A solid sphere of radius R and density ρ is attached to one end of a mass-less spring of force constant k. The other end of the spring is connected to another solid sphere of radius R and density 3 ρ The complete arrangement is placed in a liquid of density 2ρ and is allowed to reach equilibrium. The correct statement(s) is (are)

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A submarine experiences a pressure of

5.05 \times 10^{6} P a

at a depth of

d_{1}

in a sea. When it goes further to a depth of

d_{2}

, it experiences a pressure of

8.08 \times 10^{6} P a

. Then

d_{2} - d_{1}

is approximately (density of water

= 10^{3} k g / m^{3}

and acceleration due to gravity

= 10 m s^{- 2}

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A wooden block floating in a bucket of water has

\frac{4}{5}

of its volume submerged. When certain amount of an oil is poured into the bucket, it is found that the block is just under the oil surface with half of its volume under water and half in oil. The density of oil relative to that of water is:

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An ice-berg of density

900 kg m^{- 3}

is floating in water of density

1000 kg m^{- 3}

. The percentage of volume of ice-berg outside the water is

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A body of density

ρ

and volume

V

is lifted through height

h

in a liquid of density

σ (< ρ) .

The increase in potential energy of the body is

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An aluminium sphere is dipped into water. Which of the following is true?

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A cubical block of side

0.5 m

floats on water with

30 %

of its volume under water. What is the maximum weight that can be put on the block without fully submerging it under water?
[Take, density of water

= 10^{3} k g / m^{3}

]

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The percentage volume of ice-cube outside the water when it is floating in water is ___. (Density of ice is

900 kg m^{- 3}

, Density of water

1000 kg m^{- 3}

)

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A body

P

floats in water with half its volume immersed. Another body

Q

floats in a liquid of density

\frac{3}{4} t h

of the density of water with two-third of the volume immersed. The ratio of density of

P

to that of

Q

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A machine is blowing spherical soap bubbles of different radii filled with helium gas. It is found that if the bubbles have a radius smaller than

1 cm

, then they sink to the floor in still air. Larger bubbles float in the air. Assume that the thickness of the soap film in all bubbles is uniform and equal. Assume that the density of soap solution is the same as that of water

(1000 kg m^{- 3}) .

The density of helium inside the bubbles and air are

0.18 kg m^{- 3} & 1.23 kg m^{- 3}

, respectively. Then the thickness of the soap film of the bubbles is

(1 μm = 10^{- 6} m)

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A block of wood floats in water with

(4 / 5)^{th}

of its volume submerged. If the same block just floats in a liquid, the density of liquid in

(kg m^{- 3})

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A uniform cylinder of length

L

and mass

M

having cross-sectional area

A

is suspended, with its length vertical, from a fixed point by a massless spring, such that it is half submerged in a liquid of density

σ

at equilibrium position. The extension

x_{0}

of the spring when it is in equilibrium is :

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Iceberg floats in water with part of it submerged. What is the fraction of the volume of iceberg submerged if the density of ice is

ρ_{i} = 0.917 g {cm}^{- 3}

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Consider a solid sphere of radius

R

and mass density

ρ (r) = ρ_{0} (1 - \frac{r^{2}}{R^{2}}), 0 < r \leq R .

The minimum density of a liquid in which it will float is:

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A body of density

d_{1}

is counter poised by

M g

of weights of density

d_{2}

in air of density

d

. Then the true mass of the body is

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A block of wood is floating on water at

0 ° C

with volume

V_{0}

above water. When the temperature of water increases from

0

10 ° C,

the change in the volume of the block that is above water is best described schematically by the graph.

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A vessel contains oil (density

= 0.8 g {cm}^{- 3}

) over mercury (density

= 13.6 g {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

g {cm}^{- 3}

) is

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A box, when hung from a spring balance shows a reading of

50 kg

. If the same box is hung from the same spring balance inside an evacuated chamber, the reading on the scale will be

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A cylindrical block of wood (density = $650 kg m^{- 3}$ ), of base area $30 {cm}^{2}$ and height $54 cm$ , floats in a liquid of density $900 kg m^{- 3}$ . The block is depressed slightly and then released. The time period of the resulting oscillations of the block would be equal to that of a simple pendulum of length (nearly) :

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Two non-mixing liquids of densities

ρ

and

n ρ (n > 1)

are put in a container. The height of each liquid is

h.

A solid cylinder of length

L

and density

d

is put in this container. The cylinder floats with its axis vertical and length

p L (p < 1)

in the denser liquid. The density

d

is equal to:

A solid cylinder having uniform cross section of height H and having density ρ is floating in equilibrium in two immiscible liquids of densities ρ1 and ρ2 as shown in figure. Choose correct alternatives. h2<H

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A solid cylinder having uniform cross section of height $H$ and having density $ρ$ is floating in equilibrium in two immiscible liquids of densities $ρ_{1}$ and $ρ_{2}$ as shown in figure. Choose correct alternatives. $(h_{2} < H)$