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A block of wood floats in fresh water with two-thirds of its volume V submerged and in oil with 0.90V submerged. (a) Find the density of the wood. (b) Find the density of the oil.

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(a) Density of wood is670kgm3

(b) Density of oil is740kgm3

Step by step solution

01

The given data

i) Volume of wooden block in freshwater is23V

ii) Volume of wooden block in oil is0.9V

iii) Density of fresh water,role="math" ÒÏl=1000kg/m3

02

Understanding the concept of buoyancy

We can write the force of buoyancy in terms of density of the liquid, gravitational constant, and volume of the liquid displaced. The weight of the wooden block is balanced by this force of buoyancy. We can find the density of the liquid and the oil by equating the force of buoyancy to the weight of the wooden block.

Formula:

The buoyant force on a completely submerged object,Fb=ÒÏ1gV1(i)

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a) Calculation of density of wood

The buoyant force is balanced by the weight of the wooden block.

Fb=Fd

Force of Buoyancy for freshwater using equation (i) is written as:

FbHW=ÒÏwgVw

Pwis the density of the liquid, and V3is the volume of liquid displaced.

Since2/3 volume of the wood is submerged in the water, we can write

Vw=23V

Vis the volume of wood.

Weight of the wood is balanced by the buoyance force, so we can write it as

ÒÏgV=ÒÏwgVv

ÒÏgV=ÒÏwg23V

Canceling Von both sides and substituting the value of density of water, we have

ÒÏ=666.66kg/m3

≈667kg/m3

Hence, the density of wood is667kg/m3

04

b) Calculation of density of oil

Buoyance force by oil should be equal to the weight of the wood to make wood float. Therefore, we can write

ÒÏog0.9V=ÒÏgV (density of wood,ÒÏ=667kg/m3

ÒÏo=741.11kg/m3

≈741kg/m3

Hence, the density of oil is741kg/m3

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