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a cork has weight mg and density 25% of water density. a string is tied around the cork and attached to the bottom of a water filled container. the force exerted by the string on the cork is?

a cork has weight mg and density 25% of water density. a string is tied around the cork and attached to the bottom of a water


filled container. the force exerted by the string on the cork is?

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Aman Bansal
592 Points
13 years ago

dear kedar,

a downward force  due to weight will act ,

and an upward buoyant force will act

and ther resulatant will be balanced by the tension in the string,

an that will be 3mg,

 Thus the force exerted by the string on the cork is 3mg,

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