Figure 14 shows a cork floating on water and held to the bottom of the beaker by a thin thread.

      

Figure 14 shows a cork floating on water and held to the bottom of the beaker by a thin thread.
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(i) Name the forces acting on the cork
(ii) Describe how each of the forces mentioned in (i) above changes when water is added into the beaker until it fills up.

  

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John
(i) Tension

- Upthrust

- Weight

(ii) As water is added, upthrust and tension increase.
johnmulu answered the question on June 5, 2017 at 06:13


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