JAMB - Physics (1997 - No. 12)

A cube of sides 0.1m hangs freely from a string. What is the upthrust on the cube when totally immersed in water? [density of water is 1000kgm-2, g = 10ms-2]
1000 N
700 N
110 N
10 N

Explanation

Volume of water displaced = volume of cube

therefore, 0.1 x 0.1 x 0.1 = 0.001m3

mass of H2O = 0.001 X 1000

= 1kg

upthrust = mg

= 1 x 10

=10N

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