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Grade 12Mechanics

How to get vertical thrust when a semi spherical body is immersed in liquid??

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9 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Vikas TU
9 Years ago
That vertcial thrust is called buoyancy force which would be exerted by the liquid onto the part of the solid which is submerged into the water.
Hence, B = mg
U can further relate mass with the density of the liquid and density of the solid.