A hemispherical portion of radius R is removed from the bottom of a cylinder of radius R. The volume of the remaining cylinder is V and its mass M. It is suspended by a string in a liquid of density ρ where it stays vertical. The upper surface of the cylinder is at a depth h below the liquid surface. The force on the bottom of the cylinder by the liquid is:
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[F lower – F upper ] by liquid = Upthrust
F 2 – F 1 = upthrust
∴ F 2 = F 1 + upthrust
F 2 = ρ gh ( π R 2 ) + V ρ g
or F 2 = ρ g(V + π R 2 h)
In this problem, we did not take the force due to air pressure on the cylinder. This is because force due
to air pressure is cancelled. At top and bottom of the cylinder the force due to air pressure is equal and
opposite.
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