PHYSICS

PROJECT
Verification of
Archimedes Principle

NAME: MONISH NAIDU

CLASS: 11B
EXAM NO: B11218
Year: 2023-2024
S. No. Table of Page
Contents No.
1 Introduction 1
2 Formula 3
3 Real life 3
Applications
4 Experiment 5
 INTRODUCTION
Archimedes' principle is a fundamental principle
of fluid mechanics named after the ancient Greek
mathematician and scientist Archimedes. It
describes the buoyant force exerted on an object
immersed in a fluid, whether it be a liquid or a
gas. The principle states that the buoyant force
acting on an object submerged in a fluid is equal
to the weight of the fluid that the object displaces.

Key points of Archimedes' principle:

Buoyant Force: When an object is placed in a

fluid (liquid or gas), it experiences an upward
force known as the buoyant force. This force is
equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the
object.

Displacement of Fluid: The buoyant force

depends on the volume of the fluid displaced by
the object, not on the shape or material of the
object itself.

Floating and Sinking: An object will float in a

fluid if its weight is equal to or less than the
buoyant force acting on it. Conversely, if the
weight of the object is greater than the buoyant
force, it will sink.
FORMULA FOR ARCHIMEDES’ PRINCIPLE.

What are the applications of Archimedes'

principle ?

● It is used in designing of ships and

submarines.
● It is used in lactometers to determine the
purity of milk.

● It is used in hydrometers to determine density

of fluids.

● It is used in hydraulic lifts.

EXPERIMENT TO VERIFY ARCHIMEDES'
PRINCIPLE

Apparatus:
Metal solid piece, thread, hook, eureka can,
measuring cylinder, and spring balance.
Procedure:
Suspend a solid by a thin thread from the hook of
a spring balance. Note its weight.
Now take a eureka can and fill it with water to its
spout. Arrange a measuring cylinder below the
spout of the eureka can.
Now, immerse the solid gently into the water of
the eureka can. The water displaced by it gets
collected in the measuring cylinder, as shown in
the figure. When water stops dripping through
the spout, note the weight of the solid and the
volume of water collected in the measuring
cylinder.

Observation:
As shown in the figure, the solid weighs 300 gf in
air and 200gf when it is completely immersed in
water.
The volume of water collected in the measuring
cylinder is 100ml or 100cm2
Conclusion:
The loss in weight = 300gf - 200gf = 100gf 🡪 eq.
(i)
Volume of water displaced = Volume of solid =
100cm3
Since, density of water = 1g/cm3
Therefore,
Weight of water displaced = density of water x
volume of water=100gf 🡪eq.(ii)
From eqns. (i) and (ii),
Weight of water displaced = Upthrust or loss in
weight.
Thus, the weight of water displaced by a solid is
equal to the loss in weight of the solid.
This verifies Archimedes' principle.