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Grade 8Modern Physics

A wooden block of volume 1000 cubic centimeters
is suspended from string balance.It weighs 12N in air .It is suspended in water such that half of block ic below the surface of water .The reading on spring balance is

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9 Years agoGrade 8
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9 Years ago
After submerging into the water an alternate force would starts acting in upward direction to the block and that force is know as Buoyancy Force.
And B = mg => 500*1*g*10^-6 = > 0.005 N
The reading would be => 12 – 0.005 => 11.0095 N