A hollow plastic sphere is held below the surface of a freshwater lake by a cord anchored to the bottom of the lake. The sphere has a volume of 0.700 m3 and the tension in the cord is 850 N . 1) Calculate the buoyant force exerted by the water on the sphere. Express your answer in newtons. 2) What is the mass of the sphere? Express your answer in kilograms. 3) The cord breaks and the sphere rises to the surface. When the sphere comes to rest, what fraction of its volume will be submerged?
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The term fluid pressure is coined as, the measurement of the force per unit area of a given surface of a closed container. It is a branch of physics that helps to study the properties of fluid under various conditions of force.
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A hollow plastic sphere is held below the surface of a freshwater lake by a cord anchored to the bottom of the lake. The sphere has a volume of 0.700 m3 and the tension in the cord is 850 N .
1) Calculate the buoyant force exerted by the water on the sphere.
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