Properties of Matter 4 Question 6
8. A thin uniform cylindrical shell, closed at both ends, is partially filled with water. It is floating vertically in water in half-submerged state. If is the relative density of the material of the shell with respect to water, then the correct statement is that the shell is
(2012)
(a) more than half-filled if
(b) more than half-filled if
(c) half-filled if
(d) less than half-filled if
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Answer:
Correct Answer: 8. (c)
Solution:
- Force from right hand side liquid on left hand side liquid.
(i) Due to surface tension force
(ii) Due to liquid pressure force