NTA Abhyas JEE Main2020PhysicsMechanical Properties of FluidsPractice
A uniform solid cylinder of density 0 . 8 g cm - 3 floats in equilibrium in a combination of two non-mixing liquids A and B with its axis vertical. The densities of the liquids A and B are 0 . 7 g cm - 3 and 1 . 2 g cm - 3 , respectively. If the height of liquid A is h A = 1 . 2 cm and t he length of the part of the cylinder immersed in liquid B is 0 . 8 cm , then the force exerted by the liquid A on the cylinder is
Options
- Azero
- B84   N
- C96   N
- D40   N
Correct answer
A. zero
Step-by-step solution
Liquid A is applying the hydrostatic force on cylinder from all the sides. So, net force is zero.