
For constant hydraulic stress on an object, the fractional change in the object’s volume and its bulk modulus are related as


Important Questions on Elasticity

Two vessels and have the same base area and contain water to the same height, but the mass of water in is four times that in . The ratio of the liquid thrust at the base of to that at the base of is:-


The spring balance reads with a block suspended from it. A balance reads when a beaker with liquid is put on the pan of the balance. The two balances are now so arranged that the hanging mass is inside the liquid in the beaker as shown in the figure in this situation

A jar is filled with two non-mixing liquids and having densities and , respectively. A solid ball, made of a material of density , is dropped in the jar. It comes to equilibrium in the position shown in the figure. Which of the following is true for , and ?

A boat having a length and breadth is floating on a lake. The boat sinks by when a man gets on it. The mass of the man is?


A wooden block, with a coin placed on its top, floats in water as shown in the figure. The distance and are shown there. After some time the coin falls into the water. Then
