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JEE Main 20205 SeptemberMorning Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2020
Date
5 September
Shift
Morning Shift
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Mechanical Properties of Fluids

JEE Main 2020 · 5 September · Morning Shift · Physics · Mechanical Properties of Fluids

A hollow spherical shell at outer radius R floats just submerged...

A hollow spherical shell at outer radius RR floats just submerged under the water surface. The inner radius of the shell is r.r . If the specific gravity of the shell material is 278\dfrac{27}{8} with respect to water, the value of rr is:

Options

  1. A89R\dfrac{8}{9}R
  2. B49R\dfrac{4}{9}R
  3. C23R\dfrac{2}{3}R
  4. D13R\dfrac{1}{3}R

Correct answer

A. 89R\dfrac{8}{9}R

Step-by-step solution

In equilibrium mg=FBmg = {F}_{B}

43π(R3−r3)ρ0g=43πR3ρwg\dfrac{4}{3}\pi\left({R}^{3} - {r}^{3}\right){ρ}_{0}g = \dfrac{4}{3}\pi{R}^{3}{ρ}_{w}g

\left[1 - {\left(\dfrac{r}{R}\right)}^{3}\right]\dfrac{27}{8}{ρ}_{w} = {ρ}_{w}</p><p></p><p>1 - \dfrac{{r}^{3}}{{R}^{3}} = \dfrac{9}{27}</p><p></p><p>1 - \dfrac{1}{3} = \dfrac{{r}^{3}}{{R}^{3}}</p><p></p><p>\dfrac{2}{3} = \dfrac{{r}^{3}}{{R}^{3}}</p><p></p><p>\dfrac{r}{R} = {\left(\dfrac{2}{3}\right)}^{1 / 3}</p><p></p><p>1 - \dfrac{{r}^{3}}{{R}^{3}} = \dfrac{8}{27}</p><p></p><p>\dfrac{{r}^{3}}{{R}^{3}} = 1 - \dfrac{8}{27} = \dfrac{19}{27}</p><p></p><p>r = 0 . 89$

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