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Answer to: In which direction does the buoyant force on an object due to a liquid act?

Buoyant force on an object due to a liquid acts in the vertically upward direction.

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Answer to: State the units in which pressure is measured.

Pressure is measured in newtons per square metre (N/m2) i.e., Pascal (Pa).

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Answer to: Write the common unit of density.

Grams per cubic centimetre (g/cm3).

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Answer to: The values of g at six distances A, B, C, D, E and F from the surface of the earth are found to be 3.08 m/s^2, 9.2.3 m/s^2, 0.57 m/s^2

(a) 9.23 m/s2, 7.34 m/s2, 3.08 m/s2, 1.49 m/s2, 0.57 m/s2, 0.30 m/s2 (b) This distance F of 10000 km is high up in the sky. The distance of 10000 km...

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Answer to: A stone and the earth attract each other with an equal and opposite force. Why then we see only the stone falling towards the earth but not the earth rising towards the stone?

The mass of a stone is very small, due to which the gravitational force produces a large acceleration in it. Due to large acceleration of stone, we se...

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Answer to: A coin and a piece of paper are dropped simultaneously from the same height. Which of the two will touch the ground first?

The coin reaches the ground first as compared to the piece of paper because it experiences lesser resistance from air than that felt by paper. If t...

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Answer to: Suppose a planet exists whose mass and radius both are half those of the earth. Calculate the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of this planet.

Acceleration due to gravity of earth, g = = 9.8 m/s2 If mass of planet, m = And radius of planet, r = Acceleration due to gravity on the su...

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Answer to: Universal law of gravitation states that every object exerts a gravitational force of attraction on every other object. If this is true, why don’t we notice such forces?

In order to be able to notice the gravitational force of attraction between any two objects, at least one of the objects on the earth should have an e...

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Answer to: If the distance between two masses is increased by a factor of 5, by what factor would the mass of one of them have to be altered to maintain the same gravitational force?

Gravitational force is given by: F = Distance between two masses is increased s.t new distance is D = 5d New gravitational force F1 = F Let o...

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Answer to: The mass of a planet is 6 x 10^24 kg and its diameter is 12.8 x 10^3. If the value of gravitational constant be 6.7 x 10^-11 Nm^2/kg^2

Acceleration due to gravity, g = Mass, M = 6 x 1024 kg Diameter = 12.8 x 103 km = 12.8 x 106 m Radius, R = = 6.4 x 106 m Gravitational con...

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Answer to: State and explain Kepler’s laws of planetary motion. Draw diagrams to illustrate these laws.

Kepler’s first law: The planets move in elliptical orbits around the sun, with the sun at one of the two foci of the elliptical orbit. This law means ...

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Answer to: Is the acceleration due to gravity of earth ‘g’ a constant? Discuss. (b) Calculate the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of a satellite having a mass of 7.4 x 10^22 kg

(a) No, the value of acceleration due to gravity (g) is not constant at all the places on the surface of the earth. Since the radius of the earth is m...

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Answer to: State the universal law of gravitation. Name the scientist who gave this law. (b) Define gravitational constant. What are the units of gravitational constant?

(a) According to universal law of gravitation: Every body in the universe attracts every other body with a force (F) which is directly proportional to...

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Answer to: What do you understand by the term ‘acceleration due to gravity of earth’? (b) What is the usual value of the acceleration due to gravity of earth?

(a) The uniform acceleration produced in a freely falling body due to the gravitational force of the earth is called acceleration due to gravity of ea...

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Answer to: Define mass of a body. What is the SI unit of mass? (b) Define weight of a body. What is the SI unit of weight? (c) What is the relation between mass and weight of a body?

(a) The mass of a body is the quantity of matter contained in it. The SI unit of mass is kilogram (kg). (b) The weight of a body is the force with ...

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