PHYSICS-IX
(A)FORMATIVEASSESSMENT
AEXPERIMENT NO.4 fully immersed in (a t
weight of solid when
Am To establish the relation between the lossofinwater displaced by it by taking at least tu
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APPARATUs Bpring balance, lwo small different (metallic) solid bodies, eureka can, measuring cylinder,
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alrong hroad, lap waler and strongly salted water of known densities.
THEORY Acoording to Arohimodes' prinople, when a body is partially or wholly immersed in a fluid, it
BNperlenea an ujpthrust buoyant forcel equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the immersed part of the
body 1hia upthrust lä equal to the apparent loss in weight of the bod
When a bodyimmersedin a liquid,the liquid exerts an upward force on the body which is called upthrust
The upthrust on a body depends on the volume of the body submerged in the liquid,
Upthrust= Weight of the liquid displaced
Thia upward thrust exerted by the liquid or fluid on the body is called a buoyant force or the buoyancy of the
immeraed body
PROCEDURE
Find the zero eror and least count of the spring balance
Take one of the two given solids (say a brass bob)
object iuspendit by a thin thread from the hook of a
apring balance Iig. 4.1(a)]
Note the weight of solid from spring balance in air
Now take a eureka can and fll it with tap water upto
ita spou
Place a measuring oylinder below the spout of eureka Eureka
can ig. 4.1(b)1 can
6 Now immerse the solid gently into the water of the
eureka oan The water displaced by it gets collected
in themeasuringcylinder[Fig. 4.1(b)
When water stops dripping through the spout, note
the weiglht of the solid and the volume of water collected (a) (b)
in the measuring ylinder, Fig. 41
8Takeaome tapwaterin a breaker, Add to it suficient salt. Stir it with a glass rod. If it dissolves, add more
aalt In this way, prepare a nearly saturated solution of salt in water. Now fil the eureka can with this
strongly salted water
9. Repeat the steps 5, 6 and 7
10. Take the second solid (different from lirst) and repeat the above experiment.
OBSERVATIONS
Least count of the spring balance gf
Zero error in the spring balance
8.No. Mass of Solid Density of
In air [m Weight in air Tap water Strongly salty water
W,m 9 PTap Pssw
(o) (kg) (N) g/mL kg/m3 g/mL kg/m3
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S.No. Weight of solid Loss of weight of Loss of weight of Volume Weight
in air in tap water in strongly solid in tap water solid in salty Collected Collected
W (gf) W2 (gf) salty water (w -W2) gf water tap Water Salty Tap Salty
Water water
W3 (gf) (W-W3) gf Vap water
Vssw
g/mL kg/m g/mL kg/m3
RESULT
Since density of tap water is 1 g cm3, the volume of water collected in the measuring cylinder gives the
mass of water displaced by the solid, when it is completely immersed in water. It is found that this is equal
tothe difference in weight of solid in air and in water i.e., the loss in weight of solid.
i.e., Loss in weight of solid (g) = Weight of water displaced (g) = Volume of water displaced (cm
This is true in case of both the cases ie. tap water and strongly salty water. This verifies the Archimedes
principle
However, in case of strongly salted water, it is found that loss in weight of solid is much more than the
volume of salty water displaced. This is true in case of both the solids. This indicatesthat density of saly
water is more than density of tap water (1g/cm).
PRECAUTIONS
1 to 6 same experiment 3.
as
This experimental method can be used to determine the density of any liquid.
If the density of any solid object is less than the density of water then a sinker can be used to perform
the experiment.
