Physics
The density of water is 1.0 g cm-3. The density of iron is 7.8 g cm-3. The density of mercury is 13.6 g cm-3. Answer the following:
(a) Will a piece of iron float or sink in water?
(b) Will a piece of iron float or sink in mercury?
Related Questions
The diagram given below shows a body floating in three different liquids A, B and C at different levels.
(a) In which liquid does the body experience the greatest buoyant force?
(b) Which liquid has the least density?
(c) Which liquid has the highest density?
Which of the following will sink or float on water? (Density of water = 1 g cm-3)
- Body A having density 500 kg m-3
- Body B having density 2520 kg m-3
- Body C having density 1100 kg m-3
- Body D having density 0.85 g cm-3
State the law of floatation?
For a floating body, how is its weight related to the buoyant force?