A beaker with water resting on a scale weighs 40 N. A block suspended on a hanging spring weighs 20 N. The spring scale
reads 15 N when a block is fully submerged in the water. What is
the reading of a scale on which the beaker with water rests, while
the block is submerged in the water after detached from the
hanging spring?
A. 25 N B. 60 N C. 55 N D. 45 N

D. 45 N

Explanation:

The weight of the block is 20 N, when the block is fully immerged in water, it weighs 15 N. Hence the loss of weight = 20 N - 15 N = 5 N.

The loss of weight is as a result of the buoyant force. The buoyant force is the upward force exerted by a fluid when an object is fully or partially immersed in a fluid.

The buoyant force of 5 N acts in the upward direction, the weight of the beaker that would be read by the scale when the beaker is immersed in water = 40 N + 5 N = 45 N

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