Question

When a solid block is fully immersed in water, the volume of the water displaced is:

• A. greater than the volume ofthe block
• B. less than the volume of the block
• C. equal to the volume of the block
• D. depends upon the manner in which the block is immersed in the liquid

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

equal to the volume of the block

Archimedes principle states that when a body is wholly or partially immersed in a fluid, it appears to suffer a loss in weight equal to the weight of the fluid it displaces.
Hence, when a solid block is fully immersed in water, the volume of the water is equal to the volume of the block as the density of water is unity in cgs.