Buoyancy and Archimedes' Principle

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Buoyancy and Archimedes' Principle: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Buoyant Force, Archimedes Principle, Buoyancy, Relative Density of a Substance by Archimedes Principle & Archimedes Achievement in Science etc.

Important Questions on Buoyancy and Archimedes' Principle

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Two cylinders of same cross-section area and length L but made of two material of densities d1 and d2 are cemented together to form a cylinder of length 2L. The combination floats in a liquid of density d with a lengthL2 above the surface of the liquid. If d1>d2, then

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A container of large surface area is filled with liquid of density ρ . A cubical block of side edge a and mass M is floating in it with four-fifth of its volume submerged. If a coin of mass m is placed gently on the top surface of the block is just submerged. M is

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A slender homogeneous rod of length 2L floats partly immersed in water, being supported by a string fastened to one of its ends, as shown. The specific gravity of the rod is 0.75. The length of rod that extends out of water is

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A cuboidal piece of wood has dimensions a, b and c. Its relative density is d. It is floating in a large body of water such that side a is vertical. It is pushed down a bit and released. The time period of SHM executed by it is

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Two cubes of size 1.0 m sides, one of relative density 0.60 and another of relative density =1.15 are connected by weightless wire and placed in a large tank of water. Under equilibrium the lighter cube will project above the water surface to a height of

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What is the effect of the temperature of the fluid on the buoyant force?

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If a plastic ball is put on the surface of the water on the moon, it will:
 

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Explain buoyancy.

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A ball whose density is 0.4×103kg m-3 falls into water from a height of  9 cm . The depth upto which the ball sinks is ____cm.

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Which of the following is the SI unit of relative density?

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A hollow metal of mass 180.6 g contains a cavity of volume 2.5 cm3. The metal when placed in water displaces 24 cc of water. The specific gravity of metal is: 

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If w1= weight of a body and w2= buoyant force exerted by the liquid on it, then the body will remain floating with some portion of it above the liquid surface when -

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It is necessary to mention the temperature at which specific gravity is calculated because

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The relative density of any substance is equal to the ratio of the mass of any volume of the substance to the mass of an equal volume of water.

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What is the density of pure water in the SI system (in kg m-3)?

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A hollow metal of mass 180.6 g contains a cavity of volume 2.5 cm3. The metal when placed in water displaces 24 cc of water. The specific gravity of metal is: 

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A balloon has volume of 1000 m3. It is filled with hydrogen ρ=0.009 g L-1. If the density of air is 1.29 g L-1, then it can lift a total weight of

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A cubical block of steel of each side equal to l is floating on mercury in the vessel. The densities of steel and mercury are ρs and ρm. The height of the block above the mercury level is given by

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A ball of relative density 0.8 falls into the water from a height of 2 m. The depth to which the ball will sink is (neglect viscous forces)

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A beaker containing water is kept on a spring scale. The mass of water and beaker is 5 kg. A block of mass 2 kg and specific gravity 10 is suspended by means of thread from a spring balance as shown in the figure. The readings of scales S1 and S2 are respectively (Take g=10 m s-2 ).

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