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Floating bodies

Telangana Board · Class 9 · Physical Science

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Key Topics to Revise

1

Density and Relative Density

  • Density is mass per unit volume, measured in g/cm³ or kg/m³
  • Objects with density greater than water (1 g/cm³) tend to sink, while those with lower density tend to float
  • Relative density compares an object's density to water's density - it has no units
2

Pressure in Fluids

  • Atmospheric pressure = 1.01 × 10⁵ N/m² = 1 atmosphere = 76 cm of Hg
  • Pressure in liquids increases with depth due to weight of liquid column above
  • Pressure at depth h in liquid: P = P₀ + hρg
3

Buoyancy and Archimedes' Principle

  • Buoyant force acts upward on any object immersed in fluid
  • Archimedes' Principle: Buoyant force equals weight of fluid displaced
  • For floating objects: Weight of object = Weight of displaced fluid
4

Conditions for Floating and Sinking

  • Object floats if: Density of object < Density of fluid
  • Object sinks if: Density of object > Density of fluid
  • Object neutrally buoyant if: Density of object = Density of fluid

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Density is mass per unit volumeWhen a body is immersedBuoyancy is the upward force exertedAtmospheric pressure (1 atm = 1External pressure applied to an enclosed

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