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Chapter 11: Q52PE (page 397)

Referring to Figure11.21 , prove that the buoyant force on the cylinder is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced (Archimedes’ principle). You may assume that the buoyant force isF2-F1 and that the ends of the cylinder have equal areas A. Note that the volume of the cylinder (and that of the fluid it displaces) equals (h2-h1)A.

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The buoyant force acting on the body is equal to the weight of the object which is submerged into the liquid.

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Conceptual Introduction

Fluid statics, often known as hydrostatics, is a branch of fluid mechanics that investigates the state of balance of a floating and submerged body, as well as the pressure in a fluid, or imposed by a fluid, on an immersed body.

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Given data

The ratio of the object's density to the density of the fluid in which it is immersed determines the fraction submerged in the fluid.

Sketch of the figure

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Derivation of the formula of buoyant force

Here the Fby= buoyant force acting on the body

The two surfaces are named as A and B there the force is acted.

Fby=Fb-FT

Fby=Fb-FT=PbAb-PTAT=(h2ρwg)A-(h1ρwg)A=ρw×g×Ah2-h1

Further simplifying, we get

Fby=ρw×g×Vwd=mwdg=Wwd

Hence, the buoyant force acting on the body is equal to the weight of the object which is submerged into the liquid.

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