Density
 

Density problem 21


A closed 2.9 litre bottle with a weight of 1.8 kg is completely immersed in water.


  • How many litres of water has the bottle displaced?

  • What is the mass of the displaced water?

  • What is the upthrust on the bottle?

  • What force F of the arm do we have to apply to the bottle to keep it under the water?

  • If the bottle is lowered and released so that it rises freely towards the water level, what is the resultant of all the forces on the bottle when it is released?

  • In which direction does the resultant of the forces point as the bottle moves toward the water surface?


 

material editor: Ebenezer Famadewa