EXAMPLE 9.10 Floating in Two Fluids GOAL Apply Archimedes\' principle to an obje

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EXAMPLE 9.10 Floating in Two Fluids GOAL Apply Archimedes' principle to an object floating in a fluid having two layers with different densities 1n PROBLEM A 1.00 x 103-kg cube of aluminum is placed in a tank. Water is then added to the tank until half the cube is immersed. (a) What is the normal force on the cube? (See Figure (a).) (b) Mercury is now slowly poured into the tank until the normal force on the cube goes to zero. (See Figure (b).) How deep is the layer of mercury? Assume a very thin layer of fluid is underneath the block in both parts of the figure, due to imperfections between the surfaces in contact. MAIg STRATEGY Both parts of this problem involve applications of Newton's second law for a body in equilibrium, together with the concept of a buoyant force. In part (a) the normal, gravitational, and buoyant forces of water act on the cube. In part (b) there is an additional buoyant force of mercury, while the normal force goes to zero. Using VHa-Ah, solve for the height of mercury, h

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here,

side of cube , a = 2 m

volume , V = a^3 = 8 m^3

density of water , pw = 1000 kg/m^3

density of glycerin , p = 1260 kg/m^3

density of alumunium , pa = 2700 kg/m^3

mass , m = pa * V = 21600 kg

the normal force on cube , N = m*g - Bw - Bg

N = m*g - ( pw * (V/4) * g) - ( p * (3V/4) * g)

N = 21600 * 9.8 - ( 1000 * 2 * 9.8) - 1260 * 6 * 9.8

N = 1.18 * 10^5 N

the normal force on cube is 1.18 * 10^5 N

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