Buoyancy (Time: 30 mins)

1. A ball of mass 10kg is held under the surface of a pool. The instant it is released,
it has an instantaneous acceleration of 4ms2 toward the bottom of the pool. What
is the volume of the ball?
2. Suppose that a hollow cylindrical object is floating on the surface of water. This
object has a mass of 300g and is floating such that 4cm of its height is
submerged under the surface of water, while 6cm of its height is above the water.
How much mercury would need to be poured into this cylindrical object in order
for it to sink?
3. Weight of an object in air is 100 N. The object is placed in a liquid. Increase in
volume of liquid is 1.5 m3. If specific weight of the liquid is 10 N/m3, what is the
weight of the object in liquid.