Weight of Balloon and Upthrust – Rankers Physics

Fluid Statics: Practice Problem & Solution

Assertion (A): Weight of an empty balloon measured in air is \(W_1\). If air at atmospheric pressure is filled inside balloon and again weight of the balloon is measured. Weight of balloon in second case is equal to \(W_1\). Reason (R): Upthrust is equal to weight of the fluid displaced by the body.  
(1) Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)
(2) Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)
(3) (A) is true but (R) is false
(4) Both (A) and (R) are false

Short Solution (Best for NEET):

To solve this problem, we apply the core principles of Fluid Statics. Understanding the underlying formula is key to arriving at the correct answer below:

Concept: Archimedes' Principle and apparent weight. When air at atmospheric pressure is filled into a balloon, the weight of the air inside is equal to the upthrust exerted by the surrounding air on the volume displaced by this internal air. Thus, the net change in apparent weight due to the air inside is zero. Both Assertion and Reason are true, and Reason explains Assertion by defining upthrust as per Archimedes' principle.

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