DENSITY

• Use density to explain why objects float or

sink in water.

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Archimedes’ principle
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijj58xD5fDI
Archimedes’ Principle
He found that the
volume of water
displaced is equal to
the volume of the
object
According to the
Archimedes
principle, the
upthrust on an
object in water
is equal to the
weight of the
water displaced
by the object.
 As 10 N object displaces 4
N water, it feels like it only
10 N
weighs 6 N under water.

4N

10 N

4N 6
As 10 N object displaces 4
N water, it feels like it only
weighs 6 N under water.

Actual weight of the object = 10N

Weight of the displaced water(Buoyanct force) = 4N

Apparent weight = Actual weight – Buoyant force

= 10-4 = 6 N
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Question 1
• If Archimedes principle applied in this situation, what is the weight
of water displaced by the stone?
Question 1
• If Archimedes principle applied in this situation, what is the weight
of water displaced by the stone?

Weight of water displaced = 0.65 -0.5 =0.15 N

Question 2
• What is the buoyant force acting to the stone?
Question 2
• What is the buoyant force acting to the stone?
 Why
coconut
floats on
water?

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This coconut floats on water
because the density of
coconut is less than the
density of water. Also, the
upthrust = weight of coconut.

Upthrust is the force acting upwards on

an object, exerted by the fluid of the
object has displaced.
For objects denser than water,
upthrust < weight of the object. So
those objects sink.
What will happen if an
object having the same
density as water is
dropped in water?
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Tell me, whether an egg sinks or floats in water?

• Is there a way to make the egg float?

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Salt water
has a higher
density
than tap
water

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How is he easily floating on water? Do you have any
idea where this could be?

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No recognizable creatures can survive in the Dead Sea, which means no jumping
dolphins, no swimming fish, and no seaweed to get stuck between your toes.
The massive levels of salt prevent the existence of all life forms, except some
bacteria discovered in recent years.
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• Density depends on the mass of the particles that make up
materials. The individual particles in different materials
can have very different masses.
• Density depends upon the arrangement of particles.

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Answer the questions.
Why do helium balloons What 2 forces must be Swimmers float on the
float in air? balanced for an object surface of the dead sea.
to float? Describe the density of
the water and the
swimmer.

If the force of gravity on I put a ball in water. What unit of

a boat is stronger than The volume of water measurement do we
the force of upthrust displaced is heavier use for density?
what will happen to it? than the ball. Will the
ball float or sink?

A boat floats on water. How can you calculate Why do oil and water
Describe the mass of the volume of an object not mix? Why does the
the displaced water using density and mass? oil sit on top of the
compared to the mass water?
of the boat.
 Why do helium balloons
float in air?
Helium is less dense
If the force of gravity on a
boat is stronger than the
force of upthrust what will
happen to it?
It would sink
What 2 forces must be Swimmers float on the
balanced for an object to surface of the dead sea.
float? Describe the density of the
Gravity and upthrust. water and the swimmer.
The water has a higher
density because of the
high salt concentration
I put a ball in water. The What unit of
volume of water displaced measurement do we use
is heavier than the ball. for density?
Will the ball float or sink? g/cm3
Float

A boat floats on water. How can you calculate the Why do oil and water not
Describe the mass of the volume of an object using mix? Why does the oil sit
displaced water compared density and mass? on top of the water?
to the mass of the boat. Volume = mass/density Oil is less dense
Mass of water is heavier or
equal to mass of boat.