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Ramanujan Institution O F Mathe Matics A N D Science: H.Chakradh AR

This document discusses topics related to floating bodies and fluids, including buoyancy, density, relative density, air pressure, and Archimedes' and Pascal's principles. It defines key terms, provides examples, and includes sample questions and answers to improve understanding of concepts such as why some objects float and others sink based on density compared to water. Formulas for calculating density and relative density are also presented.

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Ramanujan Institution O F Mathe Matics A N D Science: H.Chakradh AR

This document discusses topics related to floating bodies and fluids, including buoyancy, density, relative density, air pressure, and Archimedes' and Pascal's principles. It defines key terms, provides examples, and includes sample questions and answers to improve understanding of concepts such as why some objects float and others sink based on density compared to water. Formulas for calculating density and relative density are also presented.

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Ramanujan Institution O f Mathe matics And Science

H.CHAKRADH AR
8.FLOATING BODIES

This chapter covers topics below;


• Buoyancy
• Density and Relative Density
• Air Pressure
• Archimedes Principle
• Pascal’s Principle
Buoyancy
Buoyancy is defined as the force applied to the object in an upward direction. Usually,
most of the objects experience a force of buoyancy, when they are immersed in a fluid
and the object also appears to have lost its weight.
Density
The density of a substance is defined as mass per unit volume.
Relative Density
Relative density is said to be the ratio of the density of an object to the density of a
standard substance let’s say water or air. By calculating the relative density, we can
find out how many times each solid object is dense compared to water.
Air Pressure
Air pressure is the weight of air molecules that presses down on the surface of the
earth. Generally, it is defined as the force exerted by the weight of the air.
Pascal’s Principle
According to Pascal’s principle, when an external pressure is applied to an enclosed
body of fluid the pressure is equally transferred in all directions in every part of the
fluid volume and the surrounding walls of the vessel.
Students can go through important chapter questions given below and learn about some
interesting topics.
Question 1: What is the value of the density of water?
Answer: The value of the density of water is 997 kg/m3.
Question 2: What is the Archimedes principle?
Answer: Archimedes’ principle states that when a body is immersed in a fluid it
experiences an upward force of buoyancy equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by
the immersed portion of the body.
Question 3: Explain which is denser milk or water?
Answer: Milk is denser than the water. It is because the milk’s density is more than the
density of water.
Question 4: What is the formula for finding the relative density of a liquid?
Answer: The formula for finding out the relative density of a liquid is,
Relative density of the liquid = weight of the liquid / weight of the same volume of
water.
Question 5: What is Pascal’s Principle?
Answer: Pascal’s principle states that external pressure applied to an enclosed body of
fluid is transmitted equally in all directions throughout the fluid volume and the walls
of the containing vessel.

IMPROVE YOUR LEARNING


REFLECTION ON CONCEPTS
1.Why do some objects float on the water? And some sink?
(A) Objects are made up of very tiny molecules. ... Objects with tightly packed molecules are
more dense than those where the molecules are spread out. Density plays a part in why some
things float and some sink. Objects that are more dense than water sink and those less
dense float.
2. Explain density and relative density and write their formulae.
(A) Density of a substance is defined as mass of a substance per unit of its volume
i.e. Density = Volume of substance mass of substance. And Relative density is ratio
of density of substance to that of water i.e. Relative density = Density of water Density of
substance.
3. Explain buoyancy in your own words.
(A) Buoyancy is the force that causes objects to float. It is the force exerted on an object that
is partly or wholly immersed in a fluid. ... We can define Buoyancy as: The upward force
applied by the fluid on the object or the body when an object is put in or submerged
in the fluid.
4. How can you find the relative density of a liquid?
(A) Relative density can be calculated directly by measuring the density of a sample and
dividing it by the (known) density of the reference substance. The density of the sample is
simply its mass divided by its volume.
5. Draw the diagram of a mercury barometer.(student activity)

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