Home
Class 12
PHYSICS
A cubical block of iron of side13.6 cm i...

A cubical block of iron of side`13.6 cm` is floating in mercury in a vessel .Water is poured in the vessel until it just covers the iron block. What is the height of water column? (`rho_Hg=13.6gm/cm^3`, `rho_Fe=7.2 gm/cm^3`, `rho_H_2O=1 gm/cm^3`)

A

`6.9 cm`

B

`5.8 cm`

C

`5.4 cm`

D

`7.2 cm`

Text Solution

AI Generated Solution

Promotional Banner

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

A cubical metal block of edge 12 cm floats in mercry with one fifth of the height inside the mercury. Water poured till the surface of the block is just immersed in it. Find the height of the water column to be poured. Specific gravity of mercury =13.6.

A cubical block of steel of each side equal to 1 is floating on mercury in vessel. The densities of steel and mercury are rho_(s) " and " rho_(m) . The height of the block above the mercury level is given by

There is some water in a cylindrical vessel of radus 6 cm a sphere of radus 2 cm is dropped in to the vessel .Find the increase in the height of water surface.

Mercury of density rho_(m) is poured into cylinderical communicating vessels of cross-sectional area 2A and A respectively. A solid iron cube of volume V_(0) and relative density 2 is dropped into the broad vessel, and as a result the level of the mercury in it rises. Then, water is poured into the broader vessel until the mercury reaches the previous level in it. Find the height of water column if it does not submerge the block.

A cubical block of density rho is floating on the surface of water. Out of its height L, fraction x is submerged in water. The vessel is in an elevator accelerating upward with acceleration a. What is the fraction immersed ?

A cube of wood supporting 200gm mass just floats in water. When the mass is removed, the cube rises by 2cm. What is the size of the cube?

A cubical block of wood 10 cm along each side floats at the interface between an oil and water with its lowest surface 2cm below the interface. If the height of oil and water columns are 10 cm each and rho_("oil")=0.8g/"cc", find a the mass of the block, b. the liquid pressure at the lower surface of the block.

A cubical box of wood of side 30 cm and mass 21.6 kg floats on water with two faces horizontal. The length of immersed part in water is : (rho_("wood")=0.8g//c c)

A piece of iron (density 7.6 g cm^(-3) ) sinks in mercury (density 13.6 g cm^(-3) ).

A wooden cube just floats inside water when a 200 gm mass is placed on it. When the mass is removed, the cube is 2 cm above the water level. The size of the cube is