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	<title>Comments on: What fraction of the interior volume is filled with water when the car sinks?</title>
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		<title>By: ukmudgal</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 06:39:59 +0000</pubDate>
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We ignore the volume of steel and other materials.

Volume of car = V =3.3 m^3

Mass of car = m =880 kg

weight of car = 880*g   N

Let the volume of displaced water = v 

weight of displaced water = v*d*g=1000v*g  N 

For floatation of car,

weight of displaced  water = weight of car

1000vg=880g

v =880/1000 =0.88 m^3

Fraction of volume immersed = v/ V =0.88/3.3= 88 /330 =0.27

fraction 0.27  of the car is immersed when it floats
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B )  The car will sink when weight of car plus  weight of water inside weighs more than weight of  water displaced by the complete car inside water

Volume of water =  v

Weight of water inside car= w1 =vdg=1000vg

Weight of the car (without water) = w2  =880g 


weight of  water displaced by the complete car inside water= W= Vdg=3.3*1000*g=3300g

w1 + w2 = W

1000vg + 880g = 3300g

1000v=2420

v=2.42 m^3

v / V =2.42/3.3=0.7333

The fraction of the interior volume  when the car sinks is 0.7333

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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>_______________________________&#8211;</p>
<p>We ignore the volume of steel and other materials.</p>
<p>Volume of car = V =3.3 m^3</p>
<p>Mass of car = m =880 kg</p>
<p>weight of car = 880*g   N</p>
<p>Let the volume of displaced water = v </p>
<p>weight of displaced water = v*d*g=1000v*g  N </p>
<p>For floatation of car,</p>
<p>weight of displaced  water = weight of car</p>
<p>1000vg=880g</p>
<p>v =880/1000 =0.88 m^3</p>
<p>Fraction of volume immersed = v/ V =0.88/3.3= 88 /330 =0.27</p>
<p>fraction 0.27  of the car is immersed when it floats<br />
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Edited.<br />
B )  The car will sink when weight of car plus  weight of water inside weighs more than weight of  water displaced by the complete car inside water</p>
<p>Volume of water =  v</p>
<p>Weight of water inside car= w1 =vdg=1000vg</p>
<p>Weight of the car (without water) = w2  =880g </p>
<p>weight of  water displaced by the complete car inside water= W= Vdg=3.3*1000*g=3300g</p>
<p>w1 + w2 = W</p>
<p>1000vg + 880g = 3300g</p>
<p>1000v=2420</p>
<p>v=2.42 m^3</p>
<p>v / V =2.42/3.3=0.7333</p>
<p>The fraction of the interior volume  when the car sinks is 0.7333</p>
<p>_________________________<br /><b>References : </b></p>
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		<title>By: Prashant</title>
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		<dc:creator>Prashant</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 06:29:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Use Archimedes' Principle :

Buoyant force = Weight of water displaced
Weight of car = Volume immersed x Density of water x g

In the second part, Buoyant force should be equal to Weight of car + Weight of water inside the car

Try solving it further.

If you have any problem, you may mail me at 
your_guide123@yahoo.com&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;References : &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Use Archimedes&#8217; Principle :</p>
<p>Buoyant force = Weight of water displaced<br />
Weight of car = Volume immersed x Density of water x g</p>
<p>In the second part, Buoyant force should be equal to Weight of car + Weight of water inside the car</p>
<p>Try solving it further.</p>
<p>If you have any problem, you may mail me at<br />
<a href="mailto:your_guide123@yahoo.com">your_guide123@yahoo.com</a><br /><b>References : </b></p>
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