Properties Of Matter Ques 70

  1. A body floats in a liquid contained in a beaker. The whole system as shown in figure falls freely under gravity. The upthrust on the body is

$(1982,3 M)$

(a) zero

(b) equal to the weight of liquid displaced

(c) equal to the weight of the body in air

(d) equal to the weight of the immersed portion of the body

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Answer:

Correct Answer: 70.$(a, b, d)$

Solution:

Formula:

Hydraulic Press:

  1. In a freely falling system $g _{\text {eff }}=0$ and since,

$$ \text { Upthrust }=V _i \rho _L g _{\text {eff }} $$

$\left(V _i=\right.$ immersed volume, $\rho _L=$ density of liquid $)$

$$ \therefore \quad \text { Upthrust }=0 $$



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