Gujarati
9-1.Fluid Mechanics
easy

If $W$ be the weight of a body of density $\rho $ in vacuum then its apparent weight in air of density $\sigma $ is

A

$\frac{{W\rho }}{\sigma }$

B

$W\,\left( {\frac{\rho }{\sigma } - 1} \right)$

C

$\frac{W}{\rho }\sigma $

D

$W\,\left( {1 - \frac{\sigma }{\rho }} \right)$

Solution

(d) Apparent weight in air $= W -$ upthrust = $V\rho g – V\sigma g$

=$V\rho g\left( {1 – \frac{\sigma }{\rho }} \right)$= $W\left( {1 – \frac{\sigma }{\rho }} \right)$

Standard 11
Physics

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