While performing experiments with water, Jyoti observed that an empty

1.	While performing experiments with water, Jyoti observed that an empty steel bowl floats but a small iron nail sinks in water. This can be explained by the fact that1. force on a steel bowl is more than its weight whereas force on an iron nail is lesser than its weight2. force on an iron nail is more than its weight whereas force on a steel bowl is lesser than its weight3. iron is heavier than water and steel is lighter that water4. iron is lighter than water and steel is heavier than water
Answer» Correct Answer - Option 1 : force on a steel bowl is more than its weight whereas force on an iron nail is lesser than its weight Iron nail sank in water but the steel bowl floated. This happened because: Iron nail could displace less amount of water than what was displaced by the steel bowl. Also, the force on a steel bowl is more than its weight whereas force on an iron nail is lesser than its weight. This is in accordance with Archimedes Principle. Archimedes Principle: According to this principle ''The upward buoyant force that is exerted on a body immersed in a fluid, whether partially or fully submerged, is equal to the weight of the fluid that the body displaces and acts in the upward direction at the centre of mass of the displaced fluid'' Archimedes Principle Applications: Submarine Hot-air balloon Hydrometer

While performing experiments with water, Jyoti observed that an empty steel bowl floats but a small iron nail sinks in water. This can be explained by the fact that1. force on a steel bowl is more than its weight whereas force on an iron nail is lesser than its weight2. force on an iron nail is more than its weight whereas force on a steel bowl is lesser than its weight3. iron is heavier than water and steel is lighter that water4. iron is lighter than water and steel is heavier than water

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 1 : force on a steel bowl is more than its weight whereas force on an iron nail is lesser than its weight

Iron nail sank in water but the steel bowl floated. This happened because:

Iron nail could displace less amount of water than what was displaced by the steel bowl.
Also, the force on a steel bowl is more than its weight whereas force on an iron nail is lesser than its weight.

This is in accordance with Archimedes Principle.

Archimedes Principle: According to this principle ''The upward buoyant force that is exerted on a body immersed in a fluid, whether partially or fully submerged, is equal to the weight of the fluid that the body displaces and acts in the upward direction at the centre of mass of the displaced fluid''

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