A fisherman hooks an old log of wood of weight 12N and volume 1000 $c m^{3}$ . He pulls the log half way out of water. The tension in the string at this instant is

12 N

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7 N

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Solution

The correct option is D
7 N

Forces acting on log will be,

mg downwards

and buoyant force,

$(V_{i m}) ρ_{l i q u i d} g = (\frac{V}{2}) ρ_{w a t e r} g u p w a r d s .$

Tension in string is,

$T = M g - (\frac{V}{2}) ρ_{w a t e r} g = 7 N$

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A fisherman hooks an old log of wood of weight 12N and volume 1000 cm3. He pulls the log half way out of water. The tension in the string at this instant is

The correct option is D 7 N Forces acting on log will be, mg downwards and buoyant force, (Vim)ρliquid g=(V2)ρwater g upwards. Tension in string is, T=Mg−(V2)ρwater g=7N

A fisherman hooks an old log of wood of weight 12N and volume 1000 $c m^{3}$ . He pulls the log half way out of water. The tension in the string at this instant is

The correct option is D
7 N

Forces acting on log will be,

mg downwards

and buoyant force,

$(V_{i m}) ρ_{l i q u i d} g = (\frac{V}{2}) ρ_{w a t e r} g u p w a r d s .$

Tension in string is,

$T = M g - (\frac{V}{2}) ρ_{w a t e r} g = 7 N$