A 1 L container completely filled with mercury has a weight of 133.3 N if the container is submerged in water what is the buoyant force acting on it

Answer 1

The buoyant force acting on the container can be calculated using the formula:

Buoyant force = Weight of the displaced fluid

In this case, the displaced fluid is water. The weight of the water displaced by the container can be calculated by:

Weight of water displaced = Volume of container x Density of water x Acceleration due to gravity

The density of water is approximately 1000 kg/m^3 and the acceleration due to gravity is 9.81 m/s^2.

The volume of the container is 1 L = 0.001 m^3

Weight of water displaced = 0.001 x 1000 x 9.81 = 9.81 N

Therefore, the buoyant force acting on the container when submerged in water is 9.81 N.