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PRINCIPLE
ArchimedesPrinciple
OArchimedes Principle state that
Buoyant
force,
Is an upward force
resulting from an
object being wholly or
partially immersed in a
fluid.
Buoyant force
makes thing seem
to be lighter.
forces:
(a)The actual weight which acts
downwards
(b)The buoyant force which acts upwards.
Buoyant force
= density of fluid displaced
V = volume of fluid displaced = volume of part
immersed
APPARENT
WEIGHT, W2
ACTUAL WEIGHT,
W1
BUOYANT FORCE, FB = W1 W2
UPTHRUST = WEIGHT OF WATER
DISPLACED
Question 1
An object is hung from a spring.
Question 2
A stone weights 2.5 N. When it is
fully submerged in a liquid, its
apparent weight is 2.2 N.
Calculate the density of liquid if
its volume displaced by the stone
is 25 cm3
(25 x 10-6 m3).
Question 3
The figure shows a glass tube of mass
0.012 kg with uniform diameter and
cross-sectional area 4 x 10-4 m2 , and it is
filled with sand so that it is made
vertical in a beaker containing water.
[ Density of water is 1000 kg m-3 ]
Determine
(a) The upthrust
(b) The mass of sand in the glass tube.
Applications of Archimedes
Principle
1. SUBMARINE
4.Ships
O Ships are marked with Plimsoll lines at the