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Pressure in a fluid-mechanical properties of fluids
Question

A hemispherical bowl just floats without sinking in a liquid of density 1.2 x 103kg/m3. If the outer diameter and the density of the bowl are 1 m and 2×104kg/m3, respectively, then the inner diameter of the bowl will be

Moderate
Solution

Weight of the bowl = mg

                             =Vρg=43πD23d23ρg

where D = Outer diameter
          d = Inner diameter
          ρ = Density of bowl

Weight of the liquid displaced by the bowl

Vσg=43πD23σg

where σ is the density of the liquid.

 For floatation: 43πD23σg=43πD23d23ρg

123×1.2×103=123d232×104

 By solving, we get d=0.98m . 

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