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Name two forces which act on an object immersed in a fluid.

Important Questions on Thrust and Pressure

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A metal sphere is dipped in water. If at 0 °C & 4 °C  the buoyancies in water are β1 and β2 respectively, then :
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A jar is filled with two non-mixing liquids 1 and 2 having densities d1 and d2, respectively. A solid ball, made of a material of density d3, is dropped in the jar. It comes to equilibrium in the position shown in the figure. Which of the following is true for d1, d2 and d3?

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The weight of the wooden block is W. The apparent weight of the body on floating water is
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Two metal pieces when immersed in liquid experience equal upthrust on them, then :
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A block floats with its fraction ηE inside water when immersed in a beaker containing water and kept on the earth. The beaker along with the block is shifted to the surface of the moon. If ηM is the fraction of the block now immersed in water, which of the following relations is correct? 
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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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When a floating body is pressed down a little, which of the two will increase - weight or upthrust?
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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 given solid is weighed in air using a spring balance. It is then weighed by immersing it fully, in each of the three vessels containing water, as shown. Its weight when immersed, will be
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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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Give reasons: It is easier to swim in the sea than in the river.

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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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Buoyant force acting on an object immersed in a fluid will always act 
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Why is the force needed to keep a block of cork inside water?
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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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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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Give reasons: A body experiences more buoyant force on the earth than on the moon.

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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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The maximum loss in weight of a body is when