Phys101 Term:131 Online HW-Ch14-Lec02

Q1:
An object completely submerged in a fluid displaces its own volume of fluid". This is:

A. Pascal's paradox
B. Archimedes' principle
C. Pascal's principle
D. true, but none of the above
E. false
Ans:
D

Q2:
An object hangs from a spring balance. The balance indicates 30N in air and 20N
when the object is submerged in water. What does the balance indicate when the
object is submersed in a liquid with a density that is half that of water?
(Ans:
Fb = W − Wa

ρw Vg = 30 − 20

10
V=
ρw g

When in liquid

ρw
Vg = 30 − Wab
2
5
ρw 10g
⇒ Wab = 30 − . = 25 N
2 ρw g

Q3:
A rock, which weighs 1400 N in air, has an apparent weight of 900 N when
submerged in fresh water (998 kg/m3). The volume of the rock is:

Ans:
Fb = W − Wa

ρw Vg = 1400 − 900

500 500
V= = = 0.051 m3
ρw g 998 × 9.8

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