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Upthrust Explained

The document discusses upthrust, also known as buoyant force, which is the upward force exerted on a body immersed in a fluid. It explains that upthrust is caused by the displacement of the fluid by the immersed object, and defines key terms like density, volume, and Archimedes' principle. It provides examples using a ball and beaker, and compares the volume and density of a balloon versus an iron ball. The document also discusses apparent weight and important formulas for calculating upthrust based on an object's density, volume, and weight in or out of the fluid.

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Upthrust Explained

The document discusses upthrust, also known as buoyant force, which is the upward force exerted on a body immersed in a fluid. It explains that upthrust is caused by the displacement of the fluid by the immersed object, and defines key terms like density, volume, and Archimedes' principle. It provides examples using a ball and beaker, and compares the volume and density of a balloon versus an iron ball. The document also discusses apparent weight and important formulas for calculating upthrust based on an object's density, volume, and weight in or out of the fluid.

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PHYSICS

UPTHRUST
WHAT IS UPTHRUST?

THE UPWARD FORCE EXERTED ON A BODY BY THE FLUID IN


WHICH IT IS SUBMERGED, IS CALLED UPTHRUST OR
BUOYANT FORCE
HOW DOES UPTHRUST WORK?

LET US UNDERSTAND THIS WITH AN EXAMPLE


HERE WE HAVE A BALL AND A BEAKER
WHEN WE PUT THE BALL IN THE BEAKER, WE
SEE THAT THE LEVEL OF WATER RISES
NOW WHY DOES THIS HAPPEN?

IT IS BECAUSE THE BALL OCCUPIES A VOLUME.


VOLUME IS THE SPACE OCCUPIED BY MATTER.
WATER HAS A DEFINITE VOLUME
NOW WHEN THE BALL IS DROPPED IN THE WATER, THE BALL’S VOLUME CAUSES
THE WATER TO GET DISPLACED AND THE WATER GETS DISPLACED FROM ITS
POSITION
THE WEIGHT OF THE DISPLACED WATER IS EQUIVALENT TO THE FORCE OF
UPTHRUST ACTING ON THE BODY
SO IF THE WEIGHT OF THE DISPLACED WATER IS 50GF, THE UPTHRUST ACTING ON THE
BODY IS ALSO 50GF.
QUESTION

WHICH OBJECT HAS A BIGGER VOLUME:


A FULLY INFLATED BALLOON, OR AN IRON BALL
THE BALLOON WILL HAVE A GREATER VOLUME AS IT
OCCUPIES MORE SPACE
THE MAIN FACTOR ON WHICH UPTHRUST DEPENDS IS THE DENSITY
OF BOTH THE SUBSTANCES.
NOW WHAT IS DENSITY?
DENSITY IS THE AMOUNT OF MATTER PACKED IN A DEFINED VOLUME
A BALLOON HAS VERY LESS DENSITY WITH RESPECT TO AN IRON
BALL, AS EVEN THOUGH THE IRON BALL IS SMALLER, IT CONTAINS
MORE MATTER COMPACTED IN A VOLUME.
THE FORMULA FOR DENSITY IS MASS OF THE SUBSTANCE/VOLUME
OF THE SUBSTANCE OR MASS/VOLUME.
IF THE DENSITY OF A LIQUID IS HIGHER THAN THE DENSITY OF THE
BODY, THE BODY WILL FLOAT UPON THE LIQUID
WHEREAS IF THE DENSITY OF THE BODY IS HIGHER, IT WILL SINK
INSIDE THE LIQUID.
IN BOTH CASES, LIQUID IS BEING DISPLACED, AND BUOYANT FORCE
IS EXERTED
ARCHIMEDES PRINCIPLE

ARCHIMEDES’ PRINCIPLE STATES THAT WHEN A BODY IS IMMERSED


PARTIALLY OR COMPLETELY IN A LIQUID, IT EXPERIENCES AN
UPTHRUST, WHICH IS EQUAL TO THE WEIGHT OF THE LIQUID
DISPLACED BY IT.
APPARENT WEIGHT

APPARENT WEIGHT IS THE WEIGHT OF AN OBJECT IN LIQUID


THE WEIGHT OF THE OBJECT WILL BE REDUCED DUE TO UPTHRUST
ACTING ON IT
IF THERE IS AN OBJECT WEIGHING 100GF IN AIR, AND UPTHRUST
EXPERIENCED BY IT IS 10GF, THEN THE WEIGHT OF THE OBJECT IN
WATER OR ITS APPARENT WEIGHT IS 100 – 10 = 90GF
IMPORTANT FORMULAE TO REMEMBER
UPTHRUST
CASE 1  BODY IS COMPLETELY IMMERSED
UPTHRUST ON THE BODY = DENSITY OF THE LIQUID X VOLUME OF THE BODY X
GRAVITY
CASE 2  BODY IS FLOATING ON LIQUID
UPTHRUST ON THE BODY = WEIGHT OF THE BODY
CASE 3  WEIGHT OF THE BODY IN AIR – WEIGHT OF THE BODY IN WATER/APPARENT
WEIGHT = UPTHRUST

DENSITY = MASS/VOLUME
NUMERICALS OF UPTHRUST
1) A BODY WEIGHS 450 GF IN AIR AND 310 GF WHEN COMPLETELY IMMERSED IN WATER.
FIND:
THE UPTHRUST ON THE BODY

2) A BODY OF DENSITY Ρ SINKS IN A LIQUID OF DENSITY ΡL. THE DENSITIES Ρ AND ΡL ARE
RELATED AS:
I) NOTHING CAN BE SAID
II) Ρ > ΡL
III) Ρ < ΡL
IV) Ρ = ΡL
THANK YOU!

IMAGES – GOOGLE.COM
SOURCES – 9TH GRADE PHYSICS TEXTBOOK

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