Question 9
A cubical wooden block of side 0.2 m is floating on the surface of water in such a way that
some part of wooden surface is outside it. What percentage of the wooden surface is outside
the water? (Density of wood = 700 kg/m
3
)
A. 10 %
B. 20 %
C. 25 %
D. 35 %
E. 30 %
Correct Answer: E
Explanation:
This question can be solved by using the formula of specific gravity. Specific gravity tells us whether a
substance will float or sink down in a fluid. It is given as
SG = ρ
body
/ ρ
water
---------------- (1)
Putting the values in equation 1 we get
SG = 700/1000 Or SG = 0.7
Specific gravity provides the fraction of surface of an object inside the fluid. If the specific gravity is
equal to 1, then the object will float with zero percent of the surface outside the fluid. If the specific
gravity is more than 1, then the object will sink completely inside the fluid. Since, specific gravity here
is 0.7, percentage of the wooden surface inside the level of water is
%SG = 0.7 * 100 Or %SG = 70%
Therefore, 70 % of the block is inside the water and 30 % of the block is outside the water.
Hence, E is the correct answer option.
Question 10
20 gram of a substance evaporates at 500 K by absorbing 740 J of energy. If the specific heat
of the substance is 1000 J/kg K, what is the final temperature of the substance?
A. 400 K
B. 413 K
C. 537 K
D. 513 K
E. 637 K
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
This question can be solved by
Q = mc ΔT ---------------- (1)
As mass is given in grams we need to convert it into kg.
1g = 10
-3
kg
20g = 0.02kg
Change in temperature is given as
ΔT = T
2
- T
1
Putting the values in equation 1 we get
740 = 0.02 * 1000 * (T
2
- 500) Or T
2
= 537 K
Therefore, C is the correct answer option.