The figure below shows details of an experiment performed by a student and the results taken. (take the density of water as 1.0g/cm3) i) Calculate the...

      

The figure below shows details of an experiment performed by a student and the results taken. (take the density of water as 1.0g/cm3)
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i) Calculate the volume of the metal block below the water
ii) Calculate the new reading on the compression balance after the block is halfway immersed
iii) Calculate the reading you would expect to obtain on the spring balance
iv) Give a statement of the principle you have used in part (iii) above

  

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Kavungya
i) V= 5×2×2=20cm3
ii) = 4.0+ 0.2= 4.2N
iii) = 2.0- 0.2= 1.8N
iv) When a body is wholly or partially immersed in a fluid, it experiences an upthrust equal to the weight of the fluid
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Kavungya answered the question on May 31, 2019 at 10:12


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