Density of a fluid - class-XI

Covers density calculations, unit conversions, buoyancy, and density of liquids and gases for class XI physics.

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Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

By cooling two liquids of equal volume from temperature $60 ^ { \circ } \mathrm { C }$  to $50 ^ { \circ } \mathrm { C }$ in same conditions time required are 324 and 810 sec respectively. If ratio of specific heat of both are 3:4. Then ratio of their. densities (water equivalent of calorimeter is negligible ):

  1. 3 /4
  2. 4 /9
  3. 8 /15
  4. 9 /20
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The density of water at $4^oC$ in S.I. unit is $X\ kg m^{-3}$. Find $\dfrac{X}{250}$

  1. $1$
  2. $2$
  3. $3$
  4. $4$
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The density of wood is 0.65 $ \displaystyle g\ cm^{3} $ in CGS system. Its density in SI system is

  1. 65 $ \displaystyle kgm^{3} $
  2. 6.5 $ \displaystyle kgm^{3} $
  3. 650 $ \displaystyle kgm^{3} $
  4. 0.65 $ \displaystyle kgm^{3} $
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A sphere is dropped under gravity through a fluid of viscosity $h$. If the average acceleration is half of the initial acceleration, the time to attain the terminal velocity is $(r=density\ of\ sphere,r=radius)$

  1. $\dfrac{4\rho r^{2}}{9 \eta}$
  2. $\dfrac{5\rho r}{9 \eta}$
  3. $\dfrac{4\rho r}{9 \eta}$
  4. $\dfrac{9\rho r}{9 \eta}$
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The unit of density in MKS and CGS system respectively are:

  1. $\displaystyle { kg }/{ { m }^{ 3 } }and\quad { g }/{ { cm }^{ 3 } }$
  2. $\displaystyle { g }/{ { cm }^{ 3 } }and\quad { kg }/{ { m }^{ 3 } }$
  3. $\displaystyle { g }/{ { cm }^{ 2 } }and\quad { kg }/{ { m }^{ 2 } }$
  4. $\displaystyle { kg }/{ { cm }^{ 2 } }and\quad { g }/{ { m }^{ 2 } }$
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

$1\ kg/m^3$ is equal to

  1. $10^3\ g/cm^3$
  2. $1\ g/cm^3$
  3. $10^{-3}\ g/cm^3$
  4. None of the above
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A cylinder of radius R full of liquid of density $\rho$ is rotated about its axis at $\omega$ rad/s. The increase in pressure at the centre of the cylinder will be

  1. $\dfrac{\rho \omega^2 R^2}{2}$
  2. $\dfrac{\rho \omega^2 R}{2}$
  3. $\dfrac{\rho \omega R}{2}$
  4. $\dfrac{\rho^2 \omega^2 R^2}{2}$
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Two solids A and B having same volume float in water. It is observed that A floats with half its volume immersed and B floats with $1/3^{rd}$ of its volume immersed. Compare the densities of A and B.

  1. $4: 3$
  2. $2: 3$
  3. $3: 4$
  4. $1: 3$
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Equal masses of three liquid are kept in there identical cylindrical vessels $A, B$ and $C$. There densities are $\rho _{A}, \rho _{B}$ and $\rho _{C}$ with $\rho _{A} < \rho _{B} < \rho _{C}$. The force on the base will be

  1. Maximum in vessel $A$
  2. Maximum in vessel $B$
  3. Maximum in vessel $C$
  4. Same in all the three vessel
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The value of $g$ on the surface of earth is 9.8 $m / s ^ { 2 }$ and the radius of earth is $6400km$. The average density of earth in $k g / m ^ { 3 }$ will be

  1. $5.48 \times 10 ^ { 3 }$
  2. $2.64 \times 10 ^ { 3 }$
  3. $7.60 \times 10 ^ { 3 }$
  4. $1.46 \times 10 ^ { 3 }$
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

To convert density of $kg m^{-3} $ into $ g \ cm^{-3}$, we divide quantities with

  1. 100
  2. 10
  3. 200
  4. 1000
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The density of an object is 62.3 in MKS unit. Express it in CGS unit.

  1. $\displaystyle 6.23{ kg }/{ { m }^{ 3 } }$
  2. $\displaystyle 0.623{ g }/{ { cm }^{ 3 } }$
  3. $\displaystyle 0.0623{ g }/{ { cm }^{ 3 } }$
  4. $\displaystyle 62300{ kg }/{ { m }^{ 3 } }$
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A liquid column of height $80\ cm$ at $0^{\circ}$ balances the same liquid of height $80.4\ cm$ at $100^{\circ}C. \gamma _{R}$ is

  1. $4\times 10^{-5}/ ^{\circ}C$
  2. $3\times 10^{-5}/ ^{\circ}C$
  3. $5\times 10^{-5}/ ^{\circ}C$
  4. $6\times 10^{-5}/ ^{\circ}C$
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If specific gravity of the plank is 0.5. then angle $\theta $ which plank make with horizontal its equilibrium is :

  1. $\dfrac { \pi }{ 4 } $
  2. $\dfrac { 2\pi }{ 3 } $
  3. $\dfrac { \pi }{ 6 } $
  4. $\dfrac { \pi }{ 3 } $
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A block of solid insoluble in water weighs 24 gm in air and 21 gm when completely immersed in water. Its weight when completely immersed in liquid of specific gravity 1.1 is

  1. $20.7 gm$
  2. $27.3 gm$
  3. $24 gm$
  4. $3.3 gm$
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A $10cm$ long needle can just rest on the surface of water without wetting, its weight is :

  1. $0.014N$
  2. $0.14N$
  3. $1.4N$
  4. $14N$
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A smooth rubber ball and a tennis ball some size are placed into two separated containers with the same amount of water in them. 
The ball will move more easily when both of them are spun at the same time?

  1. Smooth rubber ball
  2. Tennis ball
  3. Both will move more easily
  4. They do not move at all
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Air streams horizontally past an air plane. The speed over the top surface is 60 m/s and that under the bottom surface is 45 m/s.The density of air is $1.293;kg/{m^3}$, then the difference in pressure is.

  1. 1018 $N/{m^2}$
  2. 516 $N/{m^2}$
  3. 1140 $N/{m^2}$
  4. 2250 $N/{m^2}$
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

As the pressure increases, density will

  1. remain same
  2. decrease
  3. increase
  4. may increase
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The density of aluminium is 2.7 $ \displaystyle g/cm^{3} $. Its density in $ \displaystyle kg/m^{3} $ will be :

  1. 27 $ \displaystyle kg/m^{3} $
  2. 2700 $ \displaystyle kg/m^{3} $
  3. 270 $ \displaystyle kg/m^{3} $
  4. 27000 $ \displaystyle kg/m^{3} $
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A vessel contains a mixture of $7g$ of nitrogen and $8g$ of oxygen at temperature $T=300K$. If the pressure of the mixture is $1atm$, its density is 
$\left[ R=\cfrac { 25 }{ 3 } J/mol\quad K \right] $

  1. $0.6kg/{m}^{3}$
  2. $1.2kg/{m}^{3}$
  3. $1.5kg/{m}^{3}$
  4. $2kg/{m}^{3}$
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The mass and volume of a body are found to be 5.00 $\pm$ 0.05 kg and 1.00 $\pm$ 0.05 $m^3$  respectively. Then the maximum possible percentage error in its density is

  1. 6%
  2. 3%
  3. 10%
  4. 5%
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The volume of a cube is $\displaystyle 2.5{ cm }^{ 3 }$ and its mass is 20g. Calculate the density of the cube in MKS and CGS systems.

  1. $\displaystyle 0.008{ g }/{ { cm }^{ 3 } }and\quad 8{ kg }/{ { m }^{ 3 } }$
  2. $\displaystyle 8000{ g }/{ { cm }^{ 3 } }and\quad 8{ kg }/{ { m }^{ 3 } }$
  3. $\displaystyle 8{ g }/{ { cm }^{ 3 } }and\quad 8000{ kg }/{ { m }^{ 3 } }$
  4. $\displaystyle 0.8{ g }/{ { cm }^{ 3 } }and\quad 800{ kg }/{ { m }^{ 3 } }$
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A goldsmith desires to test the purity of a gold ornament suspected to the mixed with copper. The ornament weights $0.25\ kg$ in air and is observe to displace $0.015$ litre of water when immersed in it. Densities of gold and copper with respect to water are, respectively, $19.3$ and $8.9$. The approximate percentage of copper in the ornament is

  1. $5\%$
  2. $10\%$
  3. $15\%$
  4. $25\%$
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A liquid mixture of volume $V$ has two liquids as its ingredients with densities $\alpha  ; and; \beta $. If the density of the mixture is $\sigma $, then the mass of the first liquid in the mixture is :

  1. $\dfrac{\alpha V[\sigma \beta +1]}{\beta [\alpha +\sigma ]}$
  2. $\dfrac{\alpha V[\sigma -\beta ]}{ [\sigma +\beta]}$
  3. $\dfrac{\alpha V[\beta-\sigma ]}{ \beta-\alpha }$
  4. $\dfrac{\alpha V[1-\sigma\alpha ]}{ \beta[\alpha-\sigma ] }$

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