NEET Physics Question - Solid and Fluids - Fluid Statics

Rankers Physics

Topic: Solid and Fluids

Subtopic: Fluid Statics

The reading of spring balance when a block is suspended from it in air, is 60 N. This reading is changed to 40 N when the block is immersed in water. The specific gravity of the block is :

3

2

6

3/2

Solution:

Solution:

Loss of weight in water = $ $\text{Weight in air} - \text{Weight in water} = 60\text{ N} - 40\text{ N} = 20\text{ N}$
Specific gravity = $ $\frac{\text{Weight in air}}{\text{Loss of weight in water}} = \frac{60}{20} = 3$

Therefore, the specific gravity of the block is 3 (Option 1).

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