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Chapter 2
1. What is buoyant force? What causes it? What is the magnitude of the buoyant force acting on
a submerged body whose volume is V? What are the direction and the line of action of the
buoyant force?
2.A stone weight 665N in the air. When the stone is completely submerged in water, it weights
420N.Calculate the volume of the stone. The unit weight of stone is 9803 N/m3
0.3 cm
12 cm W
Liquid
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4. The volume and the average density of an irregularly shaped body are to be determined by
using a spring scale. The body weighs 7200 N in air and 4790 N in water. Determine the volume
and the density of the body. State your assumptions.
5. Consider a large cubic ice block floating in seawater. The specific gravities of ice and
seawater are 0.92 and 1.025, respectively. If a 25-cm-high portion of the ice block extends above
the surface of the water, determine the height of the ice block below the surface.
25 cm
Ice block
Sea
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h
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6. A cube of sides 1.5m is made of a material with a density of 750 kg/m3.Determine the depth to
which it will be submerged in water.
7. A sphere with a radius of 1m is made of a material with a density of 800 kg/m3 .It is to
completely immersed in water. Determine the force required to keep the sphere in equilibrium.