A wooden disk with density 700 kg/m
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floats face down in pure water. It has radius 50.0
cm and thickness 20.0 cm.
(a) Calculate the height of the top of the disk above the water level.
(Answer: 6.0 cm)
(b) A lead weight is loaded onto the disk, so that the disk sits deeper in the water, and
its top face is now only 2.00 cm above the water level. Calculate the mass of the
lead weight.
(Answer: 31.4 kg)
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(a) Density of the wooden disk, p = 700 kg/m^3
Density of water, p(w) = 1000 kg/m^3
Suppose h cm is the height of the top of disk from the water level.
So, height of disk submerged into water = (20 - h) cm = (20-h) x 10^-2 m
So, volume of the submerged portion, V = pi*r^2*(20 - h) x 10^-2
So, weight of the displaced volume of water = V*p(w) = pi*r^2*(20 - h) x 10^-2 x 1000 x g N-------------------------(i)
Weight of the disk = pi*r^2*20 x 10^-2 x 700 x g N---------------------------------------(ii)
Equalize (i) and (ii) -
pi*r^2*(20 - h) x 10^-2 x 1000 x g N = pi*r^2*20 x 10^-2 x 700 x g N
=> (20 - h) x 1000 = 20 x 700
=> 20 - h = (20 x 700) / 1000 = 14
=> h = 20 - 14 = 6.00 cm (Answer)
(b) Suppose m is the mass of the lead.
So, in this case -
pi*r^2*(0.20 - 0.02) x 10^-2 x 1000 x g N = pi*r^2*0.20 x 10^-2 x 700 x g N + m x g
=> pi*0.50^2*0.18*10 = pi*0.50^2*0.20*0.70 + m
=> 1.413 = 0.1099 + m
=> m = 1.413 - 0.1099 = 1.3031 kg (Answer)
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