Merchant, F. W. (Francis Walter), 1855-1937, Fessenden, Cortez, b. 1852 · Toronto : Copp, Clark · leaf 112
, iron, glass, wood,etc., into water by tying pieces of elastic to them (Fig. 71). 1. What change takes place in thetension of the elastic as the bodiesenter the water ? 2. What is the effect of the pressureof water on a body immersed, to liftit up or depress it ? 3. Why should the water… … Fig. 71. 104 PHYSICAL SCIENCE. The resultant pressure exerted by a fluid on a bodyimmersed in it is known as the buoyancy of the fluid. 16 What is the amount of the buoyant force which a liquidexerts on an immersed body? Experiment 2. To answer this question, take a brass cylinder A, which…
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