Question
A wooden block is floating in a beaker having water. During the free fall of the beaker, the upthrust on the block will be ___.
A wooden block is floating in a beaker having water. During the free fall of the beaker, the upthrust on the block will be ___.
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The correct option is C zero
When the beaker is allowed to fall freely, the apparent weight of the body becomes zero, i.e., the body exerts no force on water. Hence, no water is displaced due to weight of the body and the buoyant force or upthrust will also be zero.
zero
When the beaker is allowed to fall freely, the apparent weight of the body becomes zero, i.e., the body exerts no force on water. Hence, no water is displaced due to weight of the body and the buoyant force or upthrust will also be zero.
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