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Draw diagram showing the forces acting on a body when it floats completely immersed into water.

Important Questions on Archimedes' Principle and Floatation

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Physics>Chapter 4 - Archimedes' Principle and Floatation>EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS>Q 14
How is floatation related to the density of the solid and that of the liquid?
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Physics>Chapter 4 - Archimedes' Principle and Floatation>EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS>Q 15
Why does ice float on water?
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Physics>Chapter 4 - Archimedes' Principle and Floatation>EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS>Q 16
Why does an object appear to lose weight when immersed in a liquid?
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Physics>Chapter 4 - Archimedes' Principle and Floatation>EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS>Q 17
By a suitable mathematical expression, show that the buoyant force on a body placed in a liquid is equal to the weight of the liquid displaced by the body.
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Physics>Chapter 4 - Archimedes' Principle and Floatation>EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS>Q 18
How is relative density of solid determined by using Archimedes' principal? Derive the formula used.
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Physics>Chapter 4 - Archimedes' Principle and Floatation>EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS>Q 19
What is law of floatation? Name an instrument developed on the basis of law of floatation.
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Physics>Chapter 4 - Archimedes' Principle and Floatation>EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS>Q 20
Why does a ship made of iron floats while piece of iron sinks?
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Physics>Chapter 4 - Archimedes' Principle and Floatation>EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS>Q 21
Should a ball of solid iron float over mercury or not? Give reason.