A plastic ball has radius 12.0 cm and floats in water with 24.0 % of its volume submerged. What force must you apply to the ball to hold it at rest totally below the surface of the water?

Davion Griffith

Davion Griffith

Answered question

2022-12-05

A plastic ball has radius 12.0 cm and floats in water with 24.0 % of its volume submerged.
What force must you apply to the ball to hold it at rest totally below the surface of the water?

Answer & Explanation

Mason Henry

Mason Henry

Beginner2022-12-06Added 9 answers

Here ,
Volume of the ball = 4 π r 3 / 3 V = 4 π 0.12 2 / 3 V = 7.237 10 3   m 3
Now,
Force applied to keep the ball under water is
F g = ( 1 0.24 ) 7.237 10 3 1000 9.8 F g = 53.9   N
the force applied is 53.9 N

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