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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 1010 cm ×\times 1010 cm ×\times 1010 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 3.873.87 cm. The mass of the metal coin is _______ gram.
(Take water density as 11 g/cm3^3 and density of wood as 0.40.4 g/cm3^3)

Correct answer

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Step-by-step solution

Let AA be the base area of the wooden cube.

A=10 cm×10 cm=100 cm2A = 10 \text{ cm} \times 10 \text{ cm} = 100 \text{ cm}^2

Let Δx\Delta x be the increase in the submerged depth of the cube when the coin is placed on it.

Δx=3.87 cm\Delta x = 3.87 \text{ cm}

The additional volume of water displaced due to the weight of the metal coin is ΔV=A×Δx\Delta V = A \times \Delta x.

ΔV=100×3.87=387 cm3\Delta V = 100 \times 3.87 = 387 \text{ cm}^3

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.

mg=ΔVρwgm g = \Delta V \rho_w g

m=ΔVρwm = \Delta V \rho_w

Substituting the values of ΔV\Delta V and the density of water ρw=1 g/cm3\rho_w = 1 \text{ g/cm}^3:

m=387 cm3×1 g/cm3=387 gm = 387 \text{ cm}^3 \times 1 \text{ g/cm}^3 = 387 \text{ g}

Answer: 387387
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