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Grade 12th passMechanics

a hollow metal sphere of mass m has an instantaneous upward acceleration a when released from rest fully submerged in a liquid of density d1.if the density of the metal is d2 find the volume of cavity in the sphere

Profile image of Prakhar Srivastava
9 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of Vikas TU
9 Years ago
The eqn. of force Balane is:
B – mg = ma
B= mg + ma
(d1*V*g) = m(g+a)
V = m(g+a)/d1*g would be the Volume of the cavity.