Question

1-kg rock suspended above water weighs 10 N. When the rock is suspended beneath the surface of the water, the scale reads 8 N.

a. What is the buoyant force on the rock?
b. If the container of water weighs 10 N on the weighing scale, what is the scale reading when the rock is suspended beneath the surface of the water?
c. What is the scale reading when the rock is released and rests at the bottom of the container?
a) 2 N
b) 12 N
c) 20 N

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

a. The buoyant force on the rock is 2 N.

b. The scale reading when the rock is suspended beneath the surface of the water is 18 N.

c. The scale reading when the rock rests at the bottom of the container is 20 N.