Physics (10th Edition)

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Chapter 11 - Fluids - Problems - Page 311: 48

Answer

$3.79\space m/s^{2}$

Work Step by Step

Let's apply Newton's second law in the vertical direction to the object. $\uparrow F=ma$ ; Let's plug known values into this equation. $F_{B}-mg=ma$ $V\rho_{c}g-V\rho_{h}g=V\rho_{h}a$ $a=\frac{(\rho_{c}-\rho_{h})g}{\rho_{h}}=\frac{(1.29\space kg/m^{3}-0.93\space kg/m^{3})(9.8\space m/s^{2})}{0.93\space kg/m^{3}}=3.79\space m/s^{2}$ Acceleration of the object in vertical direction = $3.79\space m/s^{2}$
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