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Define hydrostatic pressure.

Important Questions on Floating Bodies

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If we want to determine the volume of a solid by immersing it in water, the solid should be:
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Why are the chances of drowning in the Dead Sea very less?
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Why are the chances of drowning in the Dead Sea very less?
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Buoyant force acting on an object immersed in a fluid will always act 
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Four students A, B, C and D wanted to determine the volume of an object by using an overflow can. Which student has made the correct set-up?

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Why is the force needed to keep a block of cork inside water?
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Three students A, B, and C determined the volume of the solid by immersing it in water in the overflow cans set-up as shown. The result obtained will be wrong for
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A body weighs 600 gf in air and 450 gf in water. Find the volume of the body.

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Why is a bucket of water lighter when in water than when it is taken out of water?
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Give reasons: It is easier to swim in the sea than in the river.

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The maximum loss in weight of a body is when
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In the experiment to establish a relation between the loss in weight of a body with the weight of water displaced by it, which is the correct precaution?
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Name two physical quantities that may alter upthrust.
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When an object is immersed fully or partly in a liquid, the apparent loss in its weight is 
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State whether upthrust will increase or decrease if the volume of the solid increases.

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When a floating body is pressed down a little, which of the two will increase - weight or upthrust?
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Naveen and Paul are friends. Paul wanted to celebrate his birthday at home. He bought balloons filled with hydrogen gas from a balloon man. Naveen helped in decorating Paul's room with balloons and cards. Why balloons filled with hydrogen rise up in the air?

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What are the applications of Archimedes' principle?
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Give reasons: A body experiences more buoyant force on the earth than on the moon.

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When an object is immersed fully in a liquid, the volume of liquid displaced by the object is