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In a common balance a beaker containing water rests on the right pan. It is counterbalanced by putting suitable weights in the left pan. Now you insert your finger into the liquid of the beaker without touching the beaker. Will the balance be disturbed ? Explain.

Important Questions on Fluid Statics

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A Text Book of PHYSICS PART I : CLASS 11>Chapter 13 - Fluid Statics>EXERCISE>Q 36
A beaker contains water and a piece of ice is floating in it. After sometime the ice melts. What happen to the level of water in the beaker ?
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A Text Book of PHYSICS PART I : CLASS 11>Chapter 13 - Fluid Statics>EXERCISE>Q 37
A piece of ice in floating in a liquid of density 1.5×103 kg/m3. What will happen to the liquid level as the ice melts completely ?
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A Text Book of PHYSICS PART I : CLASS 11>Chapter 13 - Fluid Statics>EXERCISE>Q 38
A piece of cork is embedded inside an ice block which floats in water. What will happen to the level of water when all the ice melts ?
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A Text Book of PHYSICS PART I : CLASS 11>Chapter 13 - Fluid Statics>EXERCISE>Q 39
A piece of iron embedded inside an ice block which floats in water. What will happen to the level of water when all the ice melts ?
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A Text Book of PHYSICS PART I : CLASS 11>Chapter 13 - Fluid Statics>EXERCISE>Q 40
A boy is carrying a bucket of water in one hand and a fish in the other. Is the weight carried by him less when he transfers the fish to the bucket without spilling any water during the transfer ?
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A Text Book of PHYSICS PART I : CLASS 11>Chapter 13 - Fluid Statics>EXERCISE>Q 41
A glass of water full up to the rim is placed in one pan of a balance. On the other pan is placed another similar glass, also full of water up to the rim, but with a piece of wood floating in it. Which of the two will be heavier ? Explain your answer.
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A Text Book of PHYSICS PART I : CLASS 11>Chapter 13 - Fluid Statics>EXERCISE>Q 42
A body is floating in water partly immersed. Will the body floats up or down if the entire air above the body be removed? Explain.
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A Text Book of PHYSICS PART I : CLASS 11>Chapter 13 - Fluid Statics>EXERCISE>Q 43
A wire cage in which a bird is sitting is weighed by a spring balance. Will the measured value of the weight be the same when the bird is flying inside the cage ? Give reasons for your answer.