Physics · Fluid Mechanics
A beaker containing a liquid is placed on the pan of a platform balance. An iron sphere, suspended from a spring balance, is completely immersed in the liquid without touching the walls or bottom of the beaker. The increase in weight indicated by the platform balance is equal to:
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- 1the total combined weight of the beaker and the sphere
- 2the weight of the displaced liquid, which equals the decrease in weight shown by the spring balance✓
- 3the actual weight of the sphere in air
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the weight of the displaced liquid, which equals the decrease in weight shown by the spring balance
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