Properties of Matter 2 Question 16
16. The spring balance reads with a block suspended from it. A balance reads when a beaker with liquid is put on the pan of the balance. The two balances are now so arranged that the hanging mass is inside the liquid in the beaker as shown in the figure. In this situation
(a) the balance
(b) the balance
(c) the balance
(d) the balances
True / False
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Answer:
Correct Answer: 16.
Solution:
- Liquid will apply an upthrust on
. An equal force will be exerted (from Newton’s third law) on the liquid. Hence, will read less than and more than . Therefore, the correct options are (b) and (c).