Fluids: Archimedes principle (answer)

1. When immersed in water, the object is buoyed up by the mass of the water it displaces,
which of course is the mass of 8 cm3 of water. Taking the density of water as unity, the
upward (buoyancy) force is just 8 g.
The apparent weight will be (36 g) (8 g) = 28 g.
2. he mass of air displaced by the balloon exerts a buoyancy force of
(5.000 L) / (1.294 g L 1) = 3.860 g. Thus the true weight of the balloon is this much
greater than the apparent weight: (2.833 + 3.860) g = 6.69 g.

3. When immersed in water, the metal object displaces (9.25 8.20) g = 1.05 g of water
whose volume is (1.05 g) / (1.00 g cm3) = 1.05 cm3. The density of the metal is thus
(9.25 g) / (1.05 cm3) = 8.81 g cm3.

4. The metal object displaces (9.25 - 8.36) g = 0.89 g of gasoline, whose density must
therefore be (0.89 g) / (1.05 cm3) = 0.85 g cm3.

5. Mass of sea water displaced = 1200 t Density of sea-water =10001.03

kg/m Volume displaced = mass/density = 12001000/10001.03 m = 1165 m of
sea-water The same volume of fresh water weights 11651000 kg = 1165 t Therefore,
weight of cargo to be unloaded = 1200 - 1165 = 35 t

6. The brass and wood together will just submerge when the average density of the whole is
equal to that of water ( 1 g/cm). Let the volume of the brass = V ( in cm)
then mass of the brass =8.5 V ( in g) volume of the wood = 100/0.2= 500 cm
and mass of wood = 100 g For an average density of 1 g /cm the total mass
bust be numerically equal to the total volume. Hence, 100 + 8.5 V = 500 + V
rearranging 7.5 V = 400 or V = 400/7.5 = 53.3 cm of brass.

7. By the law of floatation, the hydrometer displaces its own weight of any
liquid. Therefore, weight of water displaced = 28 g volume of water
displaced = 28 cm Assuming top of stem to be flat and not rounded, volume of
stem above water = 0.753 =2.25cm therefore total volume of hydrometer = 28+ 2.25 =
30.25 cm volume of liquid displaced = mass / density = 28/1.4=20
cm therefore length of stem above liquid = 10.25/0.75= 13.7 cm

8. Given: Mass of water, m = 2 kg,

Diameter of ball, d = 0.5 m r = 0.25 m
Volume of sphere V = 4343 r3

= 4343 0.253

= 0.0208 m3 Hence the density is given by

 = MassVolumeMassVolume
= 2kg0.0208m32kg0.0208m3
= 96 kg/m3.
The force is given by F = mg. Hence buoyant force is
F = 2 kg 9.8 m/s2 = 19.6 N
The archimedes formula is given by F = g Vdisp
Hence the Volume of displaced fluid is Vdisp = FgFg
= 19.6969.819.6969.8
= 0.0208 m3

9. Given: Mass of stone m = 0.25 kg,

The buoyant force is given by F = mg
= 0.25 9.8
= 2.45 N.
Hence 2.45 N of upward force is acting on the stone.

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