Home
Class 12
PHYSICS
A solid cube is first floating in a liqu...

 A solid cube is first floating in a liquid. The coefficient of linear expansion of cube is `alpha` and the coefficient of volume expansion of liquid is `gamma`. On increasing the temperature of (liquid + cube) system, the cube will sink if

A

A. `gamma=3alpha`

B

B. `gammagt3alpha`

C

C. `gammalt3alpha`

D

D. `gamma=2alpha`

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

Promotional Banner

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

Can we related the thermal coefficient of linear expansion, alpha , to the thermal coefficient of volume expansion?

A cubical block of co-efficient of linear expansion alpha_s is submerged partially inside a liquid of co-efficient of volume expansion gamma_l . On increasing the temperature of the system by DeltaT , the height of the cube inside the liquid remains unchanged. Find the relation between alpha_s and gamma_l .

Let gamma : coefficient of volume expansion of the liquid and alpha : coefficient of linear expansion of the material of the tube

On heating a liquid having coefficient of volume expension alpha in a container having coefficient of linear expansion alpha//2, the level of the liquid in the container would

A glass vessel of volume V_(o) is comopleated filled with volume of the liquid will overflow? Cofficient of linear expansion of gass = alpha and coefficient of volume expension of the liquid = gamma_(l)

Ratio among linear expansion coefficient (c), area expansion coefficient (B) and volume expansion coefficient (Y) is

Assertion : A solid is floating in a liquid . If temperature is increased and expansion of solid is ignored, then fraction of volume immersed will increase. Reason : By increasing the temperature density of liquid will decrease.

The radius of a ring is R and its coefficient of linear expansion is alpha. If the temperature of ring increases by theta then its circumfrence will increase by

A cube of coefficient of linear expansion alpha is floating in a bath containing a liquid of coefficient of volume expansion gamma_(l) . When the temperature is raised by DeltaT , the depth upto which the cube is submerged in the liquid remains the same. Find relation between alpha and gamma_(l)

A cube of coefficient of linear expansion alpha is floating in a bath containing a liquid of coefficient of volume expansion gamma_(l) . When the temperature is raised by DeltaT , the depth upto which the cube is submerged in the liquid remains the same. Find relation between alpha and gamma_(l)