A cork is submerged in water by a spring attached to the bottom of a bowl. When the bowl is kept in an elevator moving with acceleration downwards, the length of spring:
A
Increases
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B
Decreases
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C
Remains unchanges
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D
None of these
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Solution
The correct option is C Decreases Due to acceleration in the Downward direction the final thrust will decrease from ρwVg to ρwV(g−a) so the spring will go in compression and the length of the spring will decrease.