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CHP 05 - Upthrust in Fluids, Archidems' Principle and Floatation

This document discusses buoyancy, Archimedes' principle, and the principle of floatation in physics. It contains the following key points: 1) Archimedes' principle states that when a body is immersed partially or wholly in a liquid, it experiences an upthrust equal to the weight of the liquid displaced. 2) Buoyant force, also called upthrust, is caused by the weight of the liquid displaced by the submerged part of the body. 3) According to the principle of floatation, the weight of a floating body is equal to the weight of the liquid displaced by its submerged part. The document also includes sample problems and a worksheet related to these

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CHP 05 - Upthrust in Fluids, Archidems' Principle and Floatation

This document discusses buoyancy, Archimedes' principle, and the principle of floatation in physics. It contains the following key points: 1) Archimedes' principle states that when a body is immersed partially or wholly in a liquid, it experiences an upthrust equal to the weight of the liquid displaced. 2) Buoyant force, also called upthrust, is caused by the weight of the liquid displaced by the submerged part of the body. 3) According to the principle of floatation, the weight of a floating body is equal to the weight of the liquid displaced by its submerged part. The document also includes sample problems and a worksheet related to these

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PURWANCHAL VIDYAMANDIR

SESSION 2021 – 22
CLASS – IX
SUBJECT -PHYSICS

UPTHRUST IN FLUIDS, ARCHIMEDES’ PRINCIPLE, PRINCIPLE OF


FLOATATION

Buoyant force – The upward force exerted on a body by a fluid in which it is submerged is
called upthrust or buoyant force.
Reason for upthrust
Upthrust is due to the weight of the liquid displaced by the submerged part of the body.
Factors affecting upthrust –
• Volume of the body submerged in the liquid.
• Density of the liquid in which the body is submerged.
Effect of upthrust – weight of the submerged body appears to be less.

Archimedes’ Principle
When a body is immersed partially or wholly in a liquid, it experiences an upthrust, which is
equal to the weight of the liquid displaced.
Relative density and its measurement by Archimedes principle
R.D = ρs/ρw = ms/mw
Density in g/cm3 = R.D
R.D = weight of body in air / (weight of body in air – weight of body in water)
R.D = W1/ (W1 – W2)
R.D = (Weight of solid in air /Loss of weight of solid in liquid) ×R.D of liquid
R.D = Weight of given volume of the liquid / Weight of same volume of water
= (W1- W2) / (W1 – W3)

Principle of floatation
According to principle of floatation the weight of a floating body is equal to the weight of the
liquid displaced by the submerged part.
Volume of immersed part of body /Total volume of body= density of body / density of liquid
Or v / V = ρs / ρL
Applications of Principle of floatation
• Iron nail sinks in water but a ship floats
• Floatation of human body
• Floatation of submarines
• Floatation of iceberg
• Floatation of fish
• Rising of balloons

Worksheet – 8

Question 1
a) State Archimedes’ principle.
b) What causes buoyancy?
c) What determines whether a solid will float or sink?
d) What is the effect of temperature on density?
e) What is the reason of mentioning the temperature of water when relative density is
defined?
Question 2
a) Obtain the expression for upthrust FB = Vρg.
b) Determine the relative density of a liquid by Archimedes’ principle.
c) Obtain the expression v/V = ρs / ρL .
d) Explain why an iron ship floats but an iron nail sink in water?
e) Explain the floatation of an iceberg.
Question 3
a) A body weighs20 gf in air and18 gf in water. Calculate relative density of the material
of the body.
b) A block of wood is floating on water with its dimensions 50cm ×50 cm × 50 cm
inside water. Calculate the buoyant force acting on the block. [g = 9.8 N/kg].
c) If the density of ice is 0.9 g/cm3, what portion of iceberg will remain below the
surface of water in a sea? ( Density of sea water is 1.1 g/cm3)

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