When a block of iron floats in mercury at , fraction of its volume is submerged, while at the temperature a fraction is seen to be submerged. If the coefficient of volume expansion of iron is and that of mercury is then the ratio can be expressed as [2001]
(1)
For equilibrium when temperature fig (a)
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For equilibrium when temperature increases to fig. (b)
When the temperature is increased the density will decrease.
and
Again upthrust = Wt. of body
Steel wire of length 'L' at C is suspended from the ceiling and then a mass 'm' is hung from its free end. The wire is cooled down from C to C to regain its original length 'L'. The coefficient of linear thermal expansion of the steel is C, Young's modulus of steel is and radius of the wire is 1 mm. Assume that diameter of the wire. Then the value of in kg is nearly [2011]
(3)
Also,
From (i) and (ii)