Some water beetles can walk on water. Estimate the maximum weight such an insect can have and still be supported in this way.
Hrishant Goswami , 9 Years ago
Grade 10
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Jitender Pal
Last Activity: 9 Years ago
There are six legs in a single beetle. When the beetle walks on water, its weight is supported by the force due to the surface tension of the water. Consider one such leg on water. The various forces acting on the single leg of the beetle is shown below:
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