JEE Main 20262 AprilMorning Shift
- Exam
- JEE Main
- Year
- 2026
- Date
- 2 April
- Shift
- Morning Shift
- Subject
- Physics
- Chapter
- Mechanical Properties of Fluids
JEE Main 2026 · 2 April · Morning Shift · Physics · Mechanical Properties of Fluids
A tub is filled with water and a wooden cube 10 cm × 10 cm × 10 cm...
A tub is filled with water and a wooden cube cm cm cm is placed in the water. The wooden cube is found to float on the water with a part of it submerged in water. When a metal coin is placed on the wooden cube, the submerged part is increased by cm. The mass of the metal coin is _______ gram.
(Take water density as g/cm and density of wood as g/cm)
(Take water density as g/cm and density of wood as g/cm)
Correct answer
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Step-by-step solution
Let be the base area of the wooden cube.
Let be the increase in the submerged depth of the cube when the coin is placed on it.
The additional volume of water displaced due to the weight of the metal coin is .
By Archimedes' principle, the weight of the metal coin is balanced by the additional buoyant force, which is equal to the weight of the additional water displaced.
Substituting the values of and the density of water :
Answer:
Let be the increase in the submerged depth of the cube when the coin is placed on it.
The additional volume of water displaced due to the weight of the metal coin is .
By Archimedes' principle, the weight of the metal coin is balanced by the additional buoyant force, which is equal to the weight of the additional water displaced.
Substituting the values of and the density of water :
Answer: