Buoyant Force

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Buoyant Force: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as, Buoyancy, Buoyant Force, Archimedes Principle and Application of Archimedes Principle etc.

Important Questions on Buoyant Force

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If an iron object is immersed in water, it displaces 4 kg of water. How much is the buoyant force acting on the iron object in newton?

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Match column I with column II and select the correct option from the given codes.

  Column I   Column II
P Floatation (i) Pascal
Q Atmospheric pressure (ii) Manometer
R Pressure (iii) Buoyant force
S Liquid pressure (iv) Barometer

 

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A small metallic piece weighs 50 g and its volume is 20 cm3. It is immersed in water. Calculate the

(a) the density of the metallic piece and

(b) upthrust on the metallic piece.

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How can you determine the volume of an irregular solid?

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Measurement of the volume of an irregular objects is done with the help of 

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What is the principle of floatation ? Explain.

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What is the application of buoyancy?

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What is flotation principle explain with example?

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Two metal pieces when immersed in liquid experience equal upthrust on them, then :

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A metal sphere is dipped in water. If at 0 °C & 4 °C  the buoyancies in water are β1 and β2 respectively, then :

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A block of wood of length 20 cm and area of cross-section 5 cm2, floats in water with 25 of its length above water.

Calculate: (i) Density of wood (ii) Weight of wood (iii) Extra force required to completely submerge it in water.

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Explain how a submarine dives and resurfaces.

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A cubical object of side 2 m and density 200 kg/m3 is floating on water. Calculate the depth of the body in meters that is immersed in water. Take density of water as 1000 kg/m3.

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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-cube outside the 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-cube outside the water is

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A wooden cube float in the water is partially immersed. When 200 g weight is put on the cube, it getS further immersed by 2 cm. What is the length of the side of the cube?

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What are the applications of principles of flotation?

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A spring balance A reads 2 kg with a block of mass m suspended from it. Another balance B reads 3 kg when a beaker with a liquid is put on its pen. The two balances are now so arranged that the hanging mass m is fully immersed inside the liquid in the beaker as shown in the figure. In this situation
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The height of h does not change when the object X is released into the liquid from the X and Y bodies, which are in equilibrium as in the figure the height 'h decreases when Y is dropped in the liquid.

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Which of these statements are correct?

1. The density of body X is greater than the density of the liquid.

2. The density of body Y is greater than the density of the liquid.

3.  The density of body X is smaller than the density of body Y.

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The body K of mass m is in equilibrium in the same liquids as in Figures I, II and III.

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Ratio of mass L to mass N