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A wooden block measuring 40 cm cm has a mass 850 g. Find the density of 3 wood. (425 )
Solution:
Volume of wooden block = V = 40 cm =
=
=
Mass = m = 850 g = = 0.85 kg
Density of wood = = ?
Density = = =
How much would be the volume of ice formed by freezing 1 liter of water? (1.09 liter)
Solution:
Volume of water = 1 litre
The volume of ice =?
1 litre of water = 1 kg mass and density =
Since the density of ice is 0.92 times of the liquid water,, therefore,
Volume of ice =
=
Volume of ice = 1.09 litre
Calculate the volume of the following objects:
(i) An iron sphere of mass 5 kg, the density of iron is 8200 .
(ii) 200 g of lead shot having density 11300 .
(iii) A gold bar of mass 0.2 kg. The density of gold is .
Solution:
The density of air is . Find the mass of air in a room measuring . (208 kg)
Solution:
Density of air = \rho =
Volume of room = v = m =
Mass of air = m =?
Mass of air =
Mass of air =
Mass of air = 208 kg
A student presses her palm by her thumb with a force of 75 N. How much would the pressure under her thumb have a contact area of ?
Solution:
Force = F = 75 N
Contact Area A = = =
Pressure under the thumb = P =?
P =
P = = =
The head of a pin is a square of a side of 10 mm. Find the pressure on it due to a force of 20 N.
Solution:
Force = F = 20 N
Area of head of a pin A = = cm
= m
=
Pressure under the thumb = P =?
P =
P = =
A uniform rectangular block of wood and of mass 1000g stands on a horizontal surface with its longest edge vertical.
Find:
(i) The pressure exerted by the block on the surface
(ii) Density of the wood.
Solution:
A cube of a glass of 5 cm side and mass g, has a cavity inside it. If the density of glass is . Find the volume of the cavity.
Solution:
Size of the cube = 7.5 cm
Mass of the cube = m = 306 g
Density of glass =
The volume of the cavity = V =?
Volume of the whole cube =
Volume of the glass
Volume
Volume of the cavity
An object weights 18 N in air. Its weight is found to be 11.4 N when immersed in water. Calculate its density. Can you guess the material of the object? ( , Aluminium )
Solution:
weight of object in air = = 18 N
Weight of object immersed in water N
Density of glass =
The density of the object = D =?
Nature of the material =?
D =
D =
= =
The density of aluminium is , and the above-calculated value of density is 2727 nearest to the density of aluminium, so the material of the object is aluminium.
A solid block of wood of density weighs 3.06 N in air. Determine (a) volume of the block (b) the volume of the block immersed when placed freely in a liquid of density 0.9 ?
Solution:
The diameter of the piston of a hydraulic press is 30 cm. How much force is required to lift a car weighing 20 000 N on its piston if the diameter of the piston of the pump is 3 cm? (200 N)
Solution:
Diameter = D = 30 cm
Radius of the piston = R = = 15 cm
Area of the piston = A =
A =
Weight of the car w = 20000 N
Diameter of the piston d = 3 cm
Radius of the piston = R = = = m
Area of the piston = A =
A
Force = ?
=
A steel wire of cross-sectional area is stretched through 2 mm by a force of 4000 N. Find the Young's modulus of the wire. The length of the wire is 2 m.
Solution:
Cross-sectional area = A =
Extension = m = 0.002 m
Force = F = 4000 N
Length of the wire = L = 1m
Y =
Y = =
Y =
Y =