 d 

(a) M (b) M  1 − 
Pressure and Density  d 2 

 d  M (1 − d / d 2 )
1. If pressure at half the depth of a lake is equal to 2/3 (c) M  1 −  (d)
 d 1  (1 − d / d 1 )
pressure at the bottom of the lake then what is the depth
of the lake 10. The pressure at the bottom of a tank containing a liquid
[RPET 2000] does not depend on [Kerala (Engg.) 2002]
(a) 10 m (b) 20 m (a) Acceleration due to gravity
(c) 60 m (d) 30 m (b) Height of the liquid column
2. Two bodies are in equilibrium when suspended in water (c) Area of the bottom surface
from the arms of a balance. The mass of one body is 36 g (d) Nature of the liquid
and its density is 9 g / cm3. If the mass of the other is 48 11. When a large bubble rises from the bottom of a lake to the
g, its density in g / cm3 is [CBSE PMT 1994]
surface. Its radius doubles. If atmospheric pressure is
(a)
4
(b)
3 equal to that of column of water height H, then the depth
3 2 of lake is
(c) 3 (d) 5 [AIIMS 1995; AFMC 1997]
3. An inverted bell lying at the bottom of a lake 47.6 m deep (a) H (b) 2H
has 50 cm3 of air trapped in it. The bell is brought to the (c) 7H (d) 8H
surface of the lake. The volume of the trapped air will be 12. The volume of an air bubble becomes three times as it
(atmospheric pressure = 70 cm of Hg and density of Hg = rises from the bottom of a lake to its surface. Assuming
13.6 g/cm3) [CPMT 1989] atmospheric pressure to be 75 cm of Hg and the density
(a) 350 cm3 (b) 300 cm3 of water to be 1/10 of the density of mercury, the depth
(c) 250 cm3 (d) 22 cm3 of the lake is [AMU 1995]
4. A uniformly tapering vessel is filled with a liquid of (a) 5 m (b) 10 m
density 900 kg/m3. The force that acts on the base of the (c) 15 m (d) 20 m
−2
vessel due to the liquid is (g = 10 ms ) Area = 10–3m2
13. The value of g at a place decreases by 2%. The barometric
height of mercury
(a) 3.6 N
(a) Increases by 2%
(b) 7.2 N
0.4 m (b) Decreases by 2%
(c) 9.0 N
(c) Remains unchanged
(d) 14.4 N
Area=2 × 10–3m2 (d) Sometimes increases and sometimes decreases
5. A siphon in use is demonstrated in the following figure.
The density of the liquid flowing in siphon is 1.5 gm/cc. 14. A barometer kept in a stationary elevator reads 76 cm. If
The pressure difference between the point P and S will be the elevator starts accelerating up the reading will be
(a) Zero (b) Equal to 76 cm
Q R
(c) More than 76 cm (d) Less than 76 cm
(a) 105 N/m
10 cm

15. A closed rectangular tank is completely filled with water

(b) 2 × 105 N/m P 20 cm
and is accelerated horizontally with an acceleration a
(c) Zero S towards right. Pressure is (i) maximum at, and (ii)
(d) Infinity minimum at
6. The height of a mercury barometer is 75 cm at sea level
and 50 cm at the top of a hill. Ratio of density of mercury (a) (i) B (ii) D
to that of air is 104. The height of the hill is (b) (i) C (ii) D A D
a
(a) 250 m (b) 2.5 km (c) (i) B (ii) C
(c) 1.25 km (d) 750 m (d) (i) B (ii) A B C
7. Density of ice is  and that of water is  . What will be 16. A beaker containing a liquid is kept inside a big closed jar.
the decrease in volume when a mass M of ice melts If the air inside the jar is continuously pumped out, the
pressure in the liquid near the bottom of the liquid will
M  −
(a) (b) (a) Increases
 − M
(b) Decreases
1 1  1 1 1  (c) Remain constant
(c) M  −  (d)  − 
   M    (d) First decrease and then increase
8. Equal masses of water and a liquid of density 2 are mixed 17. A barometer tube reads 76 cm of mercury. If the tube is
together, then the mixture has a density of gradually inclined at an angle of 60o with vertical, keeping
(a) 2/3 (b) 4/3 the open end immersed in the mercury reservoir, the
(c) 3/2 (d) 3 length of the mercury column will be
(a) 152 cm (b) 76 cm
9. A body of density d1 is counterpoised by Mg of weights
of density d 2 in air of density d. Then the true mass of the (c) 38 cm (d) 38 3 cm

body is 18. The height to which a cylindrical vessel be filled with a

homogeneous liquid, to make the average force with
 which the liquid presses the side of the vessel equal to the (c) 3d (d) 5d
force exerted by the liquid on the bottom of the vessel, is 26. Three liquids of densities d, 2d and 3 d are mixed in
equal to
equal proportions of weights. The relative density of the
(a) Half of the radius of the vessel mixture is
11d 18 d
(b) Radius of the vessel (a) (b)
7 11
(c) One-fourth of the radius of the vessel
13d 23d
(d) Three-fourth of the radius of the vessel (c) (d)
9 18
19. A vertical U-tube of uniform inner cross section contains
27. From the adjacent figure, the correct observation is
mercury in both sides of its arms. A glycerin (density = 1.3
g/cm3) column of length 10 cm is introduced into one of [KCET 2005]
its arms. Oil of density 0.8 gm/cm3 is poured into the
other arm until the upper surfaces of the oil and glycerin
are in the same horizontal level. Find the length of the oil Water Water
column, Density of mercury = 13.6 g/cm3

Oil (a) The pressure on(a) the bottom of (b)

tank (a) is greater
Glycerin

h
(a) 10.4 cm 10 cm than at the bottom of (b).
e

(b) 8.2 cm (b) The pressure on the bottom of the tank (a) is smaller
than at the bottom of (b)
(c) 7.2 cm (c) The pressure depend on the shape of the container
(d) 9.6 cm Mercury (d) The pressure on the bottom of (a) and (b) is the same
20. A triangular lamina of area A and height h is immersed in 28. A given shaped glass tube having uniform cross section is
a liquid of density  in a vertical plane with its base on filled with water and is mounted on a rotatable shaft as
the surface of the liquid. The thrust on the lamina is shown in figure. If the tube is rotated with a constant
1 1 angular velocity  then [AIIMS 2005]
(a) A gh (b) A gh A B
2 3
1 2
(c) A gh (d) A gh
6 3
21. If two liquids of same masses but densities  1 and  2
L 2L
respectively are mixed, then density of mixture is given
by (a) Water levels in both sections A and B go up
1 +  2 1 +  2 (b) Water level in Section A goes up and that in B comes
(a)  = (b)  =
2 2 1  2 down
(c) Water level in Section A comes down and that in B it
2 1  2 1  2 goes up
(c) = (d)  =
1 +  2 1 +  2 (d) Water levels remains same in both sections

22. If two liquids of same volume but different densities  1 29. Why the dam of water reservoir is thick at the bottom
[AFMC 2005]
and  2 are mixed, then density of mixture is given by
(a) Quantity of water increases with depth
1 +  2 1 +  2
(a)  = (b)  = (b) Density of water increases with depth
2 2 1  2
(c) Pressure of water increases with depth
2 1  2 1  2
(c)  = (d)  = (d) Temperature of water increases with depth
1 +  2 1 +  2
30. Air is blown through a hole on a closed pipe containing
23. The density  of water of bulk modulus B at a depth y in liquid. Then the pressure will [AFMC 2005]
the ocean is related to the density at surface  0 by the (a) Increase on sides
relation (b) Increase downwards
  gy    gy  (c) Increase in all directions
(a)  =  0 1 − 0  (b)  =  0 1 + 0 
 B   B 
(d) Never increases
 Β   B  31. Radius of an air bubble at the bottom of the lake is r and
(c)  =  0 1 +  (d)  =  0 1 − 
  0 hgy    0 gy  it becomes 2r when the air bubbles rises to the top surface
24. With rise in temperature, density of a given body changes of the lake. If P cm of water be the atmospheric pressure,
according to one of the following relations then the depth of the lake is [Kerla PET 2005]

(a)  =  0 [1 +  d ] (b)  =  0 [1 −  d ] (a) 2p (b) 8p

(c) 4p (d) 7p
(c)  =  0 d (d)  =  0 / d
25. Three liquids of densities d, 2d and 3 d are mixed in
Pascal's Law and Archmidies Principle
equal volumes. Then the density of the mixture is
(a) d (b) 2d
1. An ice berg of density 900 Kg/m3 is floating in water of (a) 1.6 (b) 1.94
density 1000 Kg/m3. The percentage of volume of ice- (c) 3.1 (d) 5.25
cube outside the water is [CPMT 2004]
9. A sample of metal weighs 210 gm in air, 180 gm in water
(a) 20% (b) 35% and 120 gm in liquid. Then relative density (RD) of
(c) 10% (d) 25% (a) Metal is 3 (b) Metal is 7
2. A log of wood of mass 120 Kg floats in water. The weight 1
that can be put on the raft to make it just sink, should be (c) Liquid is 3 (d) Liquid is
3
(density of wood = 600 Kg/m3) [CPMT 2004]
10. Two solids A and B float in water. It is observed that A
(a) 80 Kg (b) 50 Kg floats with half its volume immersed and B floats with 2/3
(c) 60 Kg (d) 30 Kg of its volume immersed. Compare the densities of A and B
3. A hemispherical bowl just floats without sinking in a (a) 4 : 3 (b) 2 : 3
liquid of density 1.2 × 103kg/m3. If outer diameter and (c) 3 : 4 (d) 1 : 3
the density of the bowl are 1 m and 2 × 104 kg/m3
11. The fraction of a floating object of volume V0 and density
respectively, then the inner diameter of the bowl will be
[SCRA 1998] d 0 above the surface of a liquid of density d will be
(a) 0.94 m (b) 0.97 m d0 dd 0
(a) (b)
(c) 0.98 m (d) 0.99 m d d + d0
4. In making an alloy, a substance of specific gravity s1 and d − d0 dd 0
(c) (d)
mass m1 is mixed with another substance of specific d d − d0
gravity s 2 and mass m 2 ; then the specific gravity of the 12. Pressure applied to an enclosed fluid is transmitted
alloy is undiminished to every portion of the fluid and the walls
[CPMT 1995] of the containing vessel. This law was first formulated by
(a) Bernoulli (b) Archimedes
 m1 + m 2   s1 s 2 
(a)  
 (b)  
 (c) Boyle (d) Pascal
 s1 + s 2   m1 + m 2  13. A block of steel of size 5 cm × 5 cm × 5 cm is weighed in
 m1 m 2  water. If the relative density of steel is 7, its apparent
 +  weight is
m1 + m 2  s1 s 2  [AFMC 1997]
(c) (d)
 m1 m 2  m1 + m 2 (a) 6 × 5 × 5 × 5 gf (b) 4 × 4 × 4 × 7 gf
 + 
(c) 5 × 5 × 5 × 7 gf (d) 4 × 4 × 4 × 6 gf
 s1 s2 
14. A body is just floating on the surface of a liquid. The
5. A concrete sphere of radius R has a cavity of radius r
density of the body is same as that of the liquid. The body
which is packed with sawdust. The specific gravities of
is slightly pushed down. What will happen to the body
concrete and sawdust are respectively 2.4 and 0.3 for this [AIIMS 1980]
sphere to float with its entire volume submerged under
(a) It will slowly come back to its earlier position
water. Ratio of mass of concrete to mass of sawdust will
(b) It will remain submerged, where it is left
be [AIIMS 1995]
(c) It will sink
(a) 8 (b) 4
(d) It will come out violently
(c) 3 (d) Zero
15. A cork is submerged in water by a spring attached to the
6. A metallic block of density 5 gm cm–3 and having
bottom of a bowl. When the bowl is kept in an elevator
dimensions 5 cm × 5 cm × 5 cm is weighed in water. Its
moving with acceleration downwards, the length of
apparent weight will be
spring
(a) 5 × 5 × 5 × 5 gf (b) 4 × 4 × 4 × 4 gf
(a) Increases (b) Decreases
(c) 5 × 4 × 4 × 4 gf (d) 4 × 5 × 5 × 5 gf
(c) Remains unchanged (d) None of these
7. A cubical block is floating in a liquid with half of its
16. A solid sphere of density  ( > 1) times lighter than water
volume immersed in the liquid. When the whole system
is suspended in a water tank by a string tied to its base as
accelerates upwards with acceleration of g/3, the fraction
shown in fig. If the mass of the sphere is m then the
of volume immersed in the liquid will be
tension in the string is given by
1
(a)  −1 
2 (a)   mg
  
3
(b) (b) mg
8
2 mg
(c) (c)
3  −1
3 (d) ( − 1) mg
(d)
4 17. A hollow sphere of volume V is floating on water surface
8. A silver ingot weighing 2.1 kg is held by a string so as to with half immersed in it. What should be the minimum
be completely immersed in a liquid of relative density 0.8. volume of water poured inside the sphere so that the
The relative density of silver is 10.5. The tension in the sphere now sinks into the water
string in kg-wt is (a) V / 2 (b) V / 3
 (c) V / 4 (d) V (c) Unchanged (d) First rises and then
18. A rectangular block is 5 cm × 5 cm × 10cm in size. The falls
block is floating in water with 5 cm side vertical. If it floats 26. A large ship can float but a steel needle sinks because of
with 10 cm side vertical, what change will occur in the [AFMC 2005]
level of water?
(a) Viscosity (b) Surface tension
(a) No change
(c) Density (d) None of these
(b) It will rise
27. Construction of submarines is based on[Kerala PMT
(c) It will fall
2005]
(d) It may rise or fall depending on the density of block
(a) Archimedes’ principle (b) Bernoulli’s theorem
19. A ball whose density is 0.4 × 103 kg/m3 falls into water
from a height of 9 cm . To what depth does the ball sink (c) Pascal’s law (d) Newton’s laws

(a) 9 cm (b) 6 cm
(c) 4.5 cm (d) 2.25 cm
20. Two solids A and B float in water. It is observed that A
1
floats with of its body immersed in water and B floats
2
1
with of its volume above the water level. The ratio of
4
the density of A to that of B is
(a) 4 : 3 (b) 2 : 3
(c) 3 : 4 (d) 1 : 2
21. A boat carrying steel balls is floating on the surface of
water in a tank. If the balls are thrown into the tank one
by one, how will it affect the level of water
[J&K CET 2005]
(a) It will remain unchanged
(b) It will rise
(c) It will fall
(d) First it will first rise and then fall
22. Two pieces of metal when immersed in a liquid have
equal upthrust on them; then
(a) Both pieces must have equal weights
(b) Both pieces must have equal densities
(c) Both pieces must have equal volumes
(d) Both are floating to the same depth
23. A wooden cylinder floats vertically in water with half of
its length immersed. The density of wood is
(a) Equal of that of water
(b) Half the density of water
(c) Double the density of water
(d) The question is incomplete
24. A candle of diameter d is floating on a liquid in a
cylindrical container of diameter D (D>>d) as shown in
figure. If it is burning at the rate of 2cm/hour then the top
of the candle will
[AIIMS 2005]

L
(a) Remain at the same height
(b) Fall at the rate of 1 cm/hour L

(c) Fall at the rate of 2 cm/hour d

(d) Go up the rate of 1cm/hour D

25. An ice block contains a glass ball when the ice melts
within the water containing vessel, the level of water
[AFMC 2005]
(a) Rises (b) Falls
 SOLUTIONS AND KEY: M M 1 1 
 Change in volume = − = M  − 
    
Pressure and Density 8. (b) If two liquid of equal masses and different densities
1. (b) Pressure at bottom of the lake = P0 + hg are mixed together then density of mixture
2 1  2 2 1  2 4
h = = =
Pressure at half the depth of a lake = P0 + g 1 +  2 1+2 3
2
According to given condition 9. (d) Let M 0 = mass of body in vacuum.
1 2 1 1 Apparent weight of the body in air = Apparent weight
P0 + h g = (P0 + h g)  P0 = h g of standard weights in air
2 3 3 6
 Actual weight – upthrust due to displaced air
2 P0 2  10 5
 h= = 3 = 20 m . = Actual weight – upthrust due to displaced air
g 10  10
M  M
m  M 0 g −  0  dg = Mg −   dg
 d 
2. (c) Apparent weight = V ( −  )g = ( −  )g  d1   2

 d 
where m = mass of the body, M 1 − 
M 0 = 
d2 
 = density of the body
 d 
 = density of water 1 − 
If two bodies are in equilibrium then their apparent  d1 

weight must be equal. 10. (c) P = hg i.e. pressure does not depend upon the area
m1 m2 of bottom surface.
 ( 1 −  ) = ( 2 −  )
1 2 11.
4 4
(c) P1V1 = P2 V2  (P0 + h g)  r 3 = P0   (2r)3
3 3
36 48
 (9 − 1) = ( 2 − 1) Where, h = depth of lake
9 2
H g
By solving we get  2 = 3 .  hg = 7P0  h = 7  = 7 H.
g
3. (b) According to Boyle's law, pressure and volume are
12. (c) P1V1 = P2 V2  (P0 + hg)V = P0  3 V
1
inversely proportional to each other i.e. P  2  75  13 .6  g
V  hg = 2P0  h = = 15 m
13 .6
 P1V1 = P2 V2 P2V2 g
10
 (P0 + hw g)V1 = P0 V2 P 1
 13. (a) h = h  (P and  are constant)
 h g  h g g
 V2 =  1 + w V1
 P0  If value of g decreased by 2% then h will increase by
(P1 V1) 2%.
 47 .6  10 2  1  1000 
 V2 =  1 +  V1
 14. (d) h =
P 1
 h  . If lift moves upward with some
 70  13 .6  1000  g g
 V2 = (1 + 5)50 cm 3 = 300 cm 3 . acceleration then effective g increases. So the value
of h decreases i.e. reading will be less than 76 cm.
[As P2 = P0 = 70 cm of Hg = 70  13 .6  1000 ]
15. (a)
4. (b) Force acting on the base
F = P  A = hdgA = 0.4  900  10  2  10 −3 = 7.2 N A D
a
5. (c) As the both points are at the surface of liquid and
these points are in the open atmosphere. So both B
Due to acceleration towardsC right, there will be a
point possess similar pressure and equal to 1 atm.
pseudo force in a left direction. So the pressure will
Hence the pressure difference will be zero.
be more on rear side (Points A and B) in comparison
6. (b) Difference of pressure between sea level and the top of with front side (Point D and C).
hill
Also due to height of liquid column pressure will be
P = (h1 − h2 )   Hg  g = (75 − 50 )  10 −2   Hg  g …(i) more at the bottom (points B and C) in comparison
and pressure difference due to h meter of air with top (point A and D).
P = h   air  g So overall maximum pressure will be at point B and
minimum pressure will be at point D.
…(ii)
16. (b) Total pressure at (near) bottom of the liquid
By equating (i) and (ii) we get
P = P0 + hg
h  air  g = (75 − 50 )  10 −2   Hg  g
As air is continuously pumped out from jar
−2   (container), P0 decreases and hence P decreases.
 h = 25  10  Hg  = 25  10 −2  10 4 = 2500 m

 air  h
17. (a) cos 60  = 60°
 Height of the hill = 2.5 km. l
h l h
M M h 76
7. (c) Volume of ice = , volume of water = . l = =
  cos 60  1/2
Water
  l = 152 cm 27. (d) Pressure = hg i.e. pressure at the bottom is
independent of the area of the bottom of the tank. It
18. (b) Pressure at the bottom = hg
depends on the height of water upto which the tank
1 is filled with water. As in both the tanks, the levels of
and pressure on the vertical surface = h g
2 water are the same, pressure at the bottom is also the
Now, according to problem same.
Force at the bottom = Force on the vertical surface 28. (a)
1 29. (c) A torque is acting on the wall of the dam trying to
 h g  r 2 = h g  2rh  h = r
2 make it topple. The bottom is made very broad so
19. (d) that the dam will be stable.
Oil 30. (c)
Glycerin

h
10 cm 31. (d)
e

10–h
Pascal's Law and Archmidies Principle
A B

Mercury
1. (c) Let the total volume of ice-berg is V and its density is
At the condition of equilibrium . If this ice-berg floats in water with volume Vin
Pressure at point A = Pressure at point B 
inside it then Ving = Vg  Vin =   V
PA = PB   
10  1.3  g = h  0.8  g + (10 − h)  13 .6  g [  = density of water]
By solving we get h = 9.7 cm  −  
or Vout = V − Vin =  V
20. (b) Thrust on lamina = pressure at centroid × Area   
h g 1 Vout   −   1000 − 900 1
=  A = A gh.  = = =
3 3 V    1000 10
Total mass 2m 2m  Vout = 10 % of V
21. (c)  = = =
Total volu me V1 + V2  1 1 
m  + 
 2. (a) Volume of log of wood V =
mass
=
120
=0.2 m3
 1  2  density 600
2 1  2 Let x weight that can be put on the log of wood.
 =
1 +  2 So weight of the body = (120 + x )  10 N
Total mass m + m 2 V (1 +  2 ) Weight of displaced liquid = Vg = 0.2  10 3  10 N
22. (a)  = = 1 =
Total volu me 2V 2V The body will just sink in liquid if the weight of the
1 +  2 body will be equal to the weight of displaced liquid.
=
2  (120 + x )  10 = 0.2  10 3  10
p p  120 + x = 200  x = 80 kg
23. (b) Bulk modulus, B = −V0  V = −V0
V B
3. (c) Weight of the bowl = mg
 p 
 V = V0 1 − 4  D   d  
3 3
 B  = Vg =    −    g
3  2   2  
−1
 p   p 
 Density,  =  0 1 − =  0 1 + where D = Outer diameter ,
 B   B 
d = Inner diameter
where, p = p − p0 = h0 g  = Density of bowl
= pressure difference between depth and surface of Weight of the liquid displaced by the bowl
ocean 3
4  D
  gy  = Vg =    g
  =  0 1 + 0  (As h = y) 3 2
 B 
where  is the density of the liquid.
24. (b) Since, with increase in temperature, volume of given
body increases, while mass remains constant so that For the flotation
4  D d  

3 3 3
density will decrease. 4  D
   g =    −    g
 m /V V V0 3 2 3  2   2  
i.e. = = 0 = = (1 −  )
 0 m /V0 V V0 (1 + r )
1
3  1 3  d 3 
  = 0 (1 −  )     1 .2  10 3 =   −    2  10 4
2  2   2  
m1 + m 2 + m 3 V (d + 2d + 3 d )
25. (b) mix = = = 2d. By solving we get d = 0.98 m.
3V 3V
Density of alloy
3m 3m 4. (c) Specific gravity of alloy =
26. (b) mix = = = Density of water
V1 + V2 + V3 m
+
m
+
m
d 2d 3 d Mass of alloy
=
36 18 Volume of alloy  density of water
d= d
11 11
 m1 + m 2 m1 + m 2 m + m2 13. (a) Apparent weight = V ( −  )g
= = = 1
 m1 m 2  m1
+
m2 m1 m 2
+ = 5  5  5(7 − 1)g = 6  5  5  5 gf
 
  +    w 1 / w  2 / w s1 s2
 1 2  14. (b)
 density of substance  15. (b) Effective weight W ' = m(g − a) which is less than
 As specific gravity of substance =  actual weight mg, so the length of spring decreases.
 density of water 
16. (d) Tension in spring T = upthrust – weight of sphere
5. (b) Let specific gravities of concrete and saw dust are 1
= Vg − Vg = Vg − Vg (As  = )
and  2 respectively.
= ( − 1)Vg = ( − 1)mg .
According to principle of floatation weight of whole
17. (a) When body (sphere) is half immersed, then
sphere = upthrust on the sphere
upthrust = weight of sphere
4 4 4
 (R 3 − r 3 )1 g + r 3  2 g = R 3  1  g V 
3 3 3    liq  g = V    g   = liq
2 2
 R 3 1 − r 3 1 + r 3 2 = R 3
When body (sphere) is fully immersed then,
R3  − 2 Upthrust = wt. of sphere + wt. of water poured in sphere
 R 3 (1 − 1) = r 3 (1 − 2 )  3 = 1
r 1 − 1  V   liq  g = V    g + V 'liq  g
R 3 − r3  −  2 − 1 + 1 V   liq V
 = 1  V   liq = + V '  liq  V ' =
r3 1 − 1 2 2

(R 3 − r 3 )1  1 −  2  1 18. (a) Since no change in volume of displaced water takes

 =  
 place, hence level of water remains same.
r3 2  1 − 1   2
19. (b) The velocity of ball before entering the water surface
Mass of concrete  1 − 0 .3  2 .4
 =  =4 v = 2 gh = 2 g  9
Mass of saw dust  2 .4 − 1  0 .3
When ball enters into water, due to upthrust of water
6. (d) Apparent weight
the velocity of ball decreases (or retarded)
= V( −  )g = l  b  h  (5 − 1)  g
apparent weight
= 5  5  5  4  g Dyne = 4  5  5  5 gf. The retardation, a =
mass of ball
7. (a) Fraction of volume immersed in the liquid
= V ( −  )g   −    0 .4 − 1  3
 =   g =   g = − g
Vin =  V i.e. it depends upon the densities of the V     0 . 4  2
 
If h be the depth upto which ball sink, then,
block and liquid.
So there will be no change in it if system moves  3 
0 − v 2 = 2   − g   h  2 g  9 = 3 gh  h = 6 cm.
upward or downward with constant velocity or some  2 
acceleration. 20. (b) Upthrust = weight of body
8. (b) Apparent weight = V ( −  )g =
M
( −  )g VA 
 For A,   W  g = VA   A  g   A = W
2 2
   0 .8  For B,
3 3
VB  W  g = VB   B  g   B = W
= M  1 −  g = 2 . 1 1 −  g = 1 .94 g N
   10 .5  4 4
(Since 1/4 of volume of B is above the water surface)
= 1.94 Kg-wt
  W /2 2
9. (b, c) Density of metal =  , Density of liquid =   A = =
B 3/4  W 3
If V is the volume of sample then according to
problem 21. (c)
210 = Vg …(i) 22. (c) Since, up thrust (F) = Vg i.e. F  V

180 = V( − 1)g …(ii) V 

23. (b) Vg = g   = ( = density of water)
2 2
120 = V( −  )g …(iii)
24. (b)
By solving (i), (ii) and (iii) we get  = 7 and  = 3
25. (b)
. 26. (d)
10. (c) If two different bodies A and B are floating in the 27. (a)
 (f ) 1/2 3
same liquid then A = in A = =
 B ( fin )B 2 / 3 4
d0
11. (c) For the floatation V0 d 0 g = Vin d g  Vin = V0
d
d0 d − d0 
 Vout = V0 − Vin = V0 − V0 = V0  
d  d 
Vout d − d0
 = .
V0 d
12. (d)