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  4. A vessel with water is placed on a weighing pan and it reads 0.8 gcc -1 is sunk into the water with a pin of negligible volume as shown in figure keeping it sunk. The weighing pan will show a reading

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Q. A vessel with water is placed on a weighing pan and it reads $0.8 \,gcc ^{-1}$ is sunk into the water with a pin of negligible volume as shown in figure keeping it sunk. The weighing pan will show a readingPhysics Question Image

Mechanical Properties of Fluids

Solution:

The upward thrust (i. e., buoyancy force) acts on the body and an equal and opposite force acts on the water so the weight will be the sum of the two $=600+40=640 \,g$