9th Class Science Gravitation and Floatation Gravitation

Gravitation

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Gravitation

 

Chapter Overview

 

  • Gravitation
  • Kepler’s Laws regarding Motion of Planets
  • Gravitational Force between the Sun and the Planet
  • Universal Law of Gravitation or Newton’s Law of Gravitation
  • Important Characteristics of Gravitational Force
  • Importance of Universal Law of Gravitation
  • Definition of Acceleration due to Gravity
  • Relation between g and G
  • Variation of Acceleration due to Gravity (g)
  • Difference between G and g
  • Motion of Objects under the Influence of Gravitational Force of the Earth
  • Mass and Weight
  • Thrust and Pressure
  • Consequences of Pressure
  • Pressure in Fluids
  • Definition of Up thrust of Buoyant Force
  • Archimedes’ Principle
  • Applications of Archimedes’ Principle
  • Relative Density

 

  1. Gravitation

According to Newton's first law of motion, planets and satellites can move in circular orbits only if some force is acting on them. Sir Issac Newton proposed that all particles or objects in the Universe attract each other in the same manner as the earth attracted the apple.

"The force of attraction between any two particles in the Universe is called Gravitation or gravitational force. Newton showed that gravitational force between two masses varies inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them. This fact was proved by him on the basis of Kepler's laws of planetary motion.

 

  1. Kepler’s Laws regarding Motion of Planets

The German astronomer Johannes Kepler worked out on three empirical laws that govern the motion of the planets around the Sun.

(1) Kepler's First Law:                                     

(i) Law of Orbits: Every planet revolves around the sun in an elliptical orbit with the Sun situated at one of the foci of the ellipse.     

                   

Fig. 2.1.

 

P = Position of the planet              

\[{{P}_{1}}\] = Position of the Sun.                 

 

(2) Kepler's Second Law:                                              

(ii) Law of Areas: Each planet moves in such a way that an imaginary line drawn from the sun to the planet sweeps out equal area in equal interval of time.                        

According to Kepler's second law of motion if, 

Time taken by the planet to move from \[{{P}_{1}}\]to\[{{P}_{2}}=Tim\]taken by the planet to move from\[{{P}_{3}}\]to\[{{P}_{4}}\]then

Area\[{{P}_{1}}S{{P}_{2}}=\]Area\[{{P}_{3}}S{{P}_{4}}\]

because the distance of the planet at position \[{{P}_{1}}\]is mor than the distance of the planet at position \[{{P}_{3}}\]from the sun, so                                                      \[{{P}_{1}}S>{{P}_{3}}S\]                                                  

Fig .2.2.

 

\[\text{Speed=}\frac{\text{Distance}}{\text{Time}}\]or\[\text{Time}\frac{\text{Distance}}{\text{Speed}}\]

So, for equal time intervals speed along \[{{P}_{1}}{{P}_{2}}<\]Speed along \[{{P}_{3}}{{P}_{4}}\]

Conclusion: Velocity of a planet when closer to the sun is more than its velocity when away from the sun.

Law of Periods: According to Kepler's third law of planetary motion the cube of the planet's average-distance from the sun is directly proportional to the square of the time period of revolution of the planet around the sun.

\[{{T}^{2}}\propto {{r}^{3}}\]or\[{{T}^{2}}=\](constant)\[{{r}^{3}}\]\[\frac{{{T}^{2}}}{{{r}^{3}}}=\]constant

 

Fig. 2.3.

 

  1. Gravitational Force between the Sun and the Planet

Newton suppose that a planet (earth) revolves around the earth in a circular path of radius r. Let v be orbital velocity of the earth.                                 

When an object moves in a circular path of radius r with a velocity v, it experiences an acceleration \[=\frac{{{v}^{2}}}{r}\](centripetal acceleration)                                             

So, centripetal force is given by\[F=\frac{m{{v}^{2}}}{r}\]

Fig. 2.4.

 

Let T = time taken by the earth to complete one revolution around the sun, then

                                    \[v=\frac{Dis\tan ce}{time}=\frac{2\pi r}{T}\]

Put the value of v from above relation in eq. (1)

                                    \[F=\frac{m}{r}{{\left( \frac{2\pi r}{T} \right)}^{2}}\]

                                    \[F=\frac{4{{\pi }^{2}}mr}{{{T}^{2}}}\]                                                                                        …(2)

but from Keplerfe third law\[{{T}^{2}}=k{{r}^{3}},\]                                                                where k is constant

\[\therefore \]equation (2) becomes       \[F=\frac{4{{\pi }^{2}}m}{k{{r}^{2}}}\]

or                                 \[F=\frac{1}{{{r}^{2}}}\]                                                                                …(3)\[\left( \because \frac{4{{\pi }^{2}}m}{k}=cons\tan t \right)\]

"Thus, the gravitational force between the sun and the planet (say earth) is inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.

This statement or hypothesis is valid for all particles or bodies in the universe.

 

  1. Universal Law of Gravitation or Newton’s Law of Gravitation

According to this law, the force of attraction between two particles or bodies is:

(i) Directly proportional to the product of their masses.

(ii) Inversely proportional to the square of the distance between these particles or bodies.

 

  1. Important Characteristics of Gravitational Force
  2. Gravitational force is action at a distance.
  3. Gravitational force between two bodies varies inversely as proportional to the square of the distance between them. Hence, Gravitational force is an inverse square force.

3. The gravitational forces between two bodies form an action-reaction pair.

 

 

Fig. 10.5

 

  1. Importance of Universal Law of Gravitation
  2. It is the gravitational force between the sun and all the nine planets which makes them move around the sun.
  3. It is the gravitational force between the earth and the moon which makes the moon move around the earth.
  4. It is the gravitational pull of the earth which is responsible for holding the atmosphere near the surface of the earth.
  5. The assumption about Solar and Lunar eclipses, made on the basis of New tone Universal Law of Gravitation.
  6. It is the gravitational force exerted by the sun and moon on the sea water leading to the formation of tides in the sea.

Gravity: The gravitational force between a body and the earth is called gravity.

 

  1. Definition of Acceleration Due to Gravity

The acceleration with which a body falls to words the earth due to earth’s gravitational pull is known as acceleration due to gravity. It is represented by g. Hence, all bodies of irrespective of their masses fall down with constant acceleration.

Definition of free fall: The falling body on which only force of gravitation of the earth acts is known as freely falling body and such fall of a body is known as free fall.                             

A freely falling body acceleration is equal to acceleration due to gravity (g).                                                          

SI unit of g is the same as that of acceleration i.e. \[m/{{s}^{2}}\].                

Fig.7.1.

 

 

  1. Relation between g and G

Let F be the force of attraction between the body and the earth. According to Newton’s Universal Law of Gravitation

\[F=\frac{GMm}{{{R}^{2}}}\]                                                                    ...(1)

This force exerted by the earth produces an acceleration in the body due to which the body moves downward according to Newton’s second law of motion.

force = mass x acceleration

\[F=m\times a\]

replace a by g because acceleration produced by the earth represented by ‘g’.

so                          F = mg                                                                                                                              ...(2)

From (1) and (2)             \[mg=G\frac{Mm}{{{R}^{2}}}\]

                                    \[g=\frac{GM}{{{R}^{2}}}\]

Remember: Value of g is independent of the mass, shape and size of the body but depends upon the mass and radius of the earth.

 

Calculation of the acceleration due to gravity (g)

 

\[\because \]                               \[g=\frac{GM}{{{R}^{2}}}\]

Where G = Gravitational constant \[=6.673\times {{10}^{-11}}N{{m}^{2}}k{{g}^{-2}}\]

M =mass of earth\[=6\times {{10}^{24}}kg\]

R = Radius of earth \[=6.4\times {{10}^{6}}m\]

Putting all values in above relation

\[g=\frac{6.673\times {{10}^{-11}}N{{m}^{2}}k{{g}^{-2}}\times 6\times {{10}^{24}}kg}{{{(6.4\times {{10}^{6}}m)}^{2}}}\]\[g=9.8m/{{s}^{2}}\].

However, in solving numerical problems for the sake of convenience i.e. to make the calculation easy, the value g is taken as a round figure of \[10\text{ }m/{{s}^{2}}\]

 

  1. Variation of Acceleration due to Gravity (g)

 

(1) Variation in the value ofg with the shape of the earth         

The earth is not spherical in shape but it is egg shaped,so, the radius of earth (R) is not constant throughout.  

Hence, the value of g is different at different points on the earth. 

 

                                 

Fig. 9.1.

\[{{g}_{E}}=\frac{GM}{R_{E}^{2}}\]                                                                                     ..(2)

Value of ’g’ at poles is given by

                                                \[{{g}_{p}}=\frac{GM}{R_{p}^{2}}\]

Dividing eq. (3) by eq. (2)

                                                \[\frac{{{g}_{p}}}{{{g}_{E}}}={{\left( \frac{{{R}_{E}}}{R_{p}^{{}}} \right)}^{2}}\]

Since                                         \[{{R}_{E}}>{{R}_{p}}\]

\[\therefore \]                                          \[{{g}_{p}}>{{g}_{E}}\]

 

(2) Effect of altitude \[g=\frac{1}{{{R}^{2}}}\]

The value of g is inversely proportional to the square of the distance from the centre of the earth as we go up the surface of the earth, the distance from the centre of the earth increases and hence the value of g decreases i.e. the value of g decreases with height (altitude).

Due to this reason that the value of g is less at mountains than on plains.             

 

(3) Effect of depth: As we go below the surface of the earth the acceleration due to gravity goes on decreasing and becomes zero at the centre of the earth,                           

So, the value of g is maximum at the earth b surface arid decreases with depth and becomes zero at the centre of the earth.

 

Remember: At the centre of the earth depth d=R

 

Value of g at the centre of earth is zero.

 

  1. Difference between G and g

 

 

Parameter

G

G

1. Definition

It is equal to force of attraction acting between two bodies each of unit mass whose centres are placed unit distance apart.

Fig. 10.1

It is the uniform acceleration produced in a body when it falls freely under the effect of gravity alone.

Fig. 10.2

2. S.I. unit

It is n ever zero.

It is scalar quantity.

It is zero at the centre of the earth.

It is a vector quantity.

 

All the equations of motion for the uniformly accelerated bodies moving in a straight line are applicable to the freely falling bodies.

 

  1. Motion of Object under the Influence of gravitational Force of the earth

All freely falling bodies fall with a uniform acceleration due to gravity so acceleration (a) produced in a body moving in a straight line = acceleration due to gravity (g)

Distance (s) travelled by a body along a straight line

= Height above the surfaces of the earth (A).

General equations of motion                           Equations of motion for freely falling bodies

1.\[v=u+at\]                                                    \[v=u+gt\]

2.\[s=ut+\frac{1}{2}a{{t}^{2}}\]                                                      \[h=ut+\frac{1}{2}g{{t}^{2}}\]

3. \[{{v}^{2}}={{u}^{2}}+2as\]                                                      \[{{v}^{2}}={{u}^{2}}+2gh\]

 

 

Fig.11.1

 

Sign convention:

  1. When a body is thrown vertically upwards, its final veloty v becomes zero.

When a body is dropped from a certain height its initial velocity u is taken as zero.

  1. g is taken as negative when a body is thrown vertically upwards i.e. \[=-9.8m/{{s}^{2}}\]
  2. g is taken as positive when a body is dropped from a certain height i.e. is taken as \[+9.8\text{ }m/{{s}^{2}}\]
  3. Time taken by a body to reach the highest point is equal to the time taken to fall from the same height.

 

Important Logical Concept

If a body is thrown vertically upwards, then the time of ascent is equal to the time of descent. Prove this problem.

Step 1. Let the body attains maximum height in time\[{{t}_{1}}\]at the highest point, the body comes to rest.

So, final velocity of the body is zero i.e., v = 0

\[\because \]                                           \[v=u+g{{t}_{1}}\]

                                                \[0=u-g{{t}_{1}}\]        (\[\because \]g is taken as negative)

                                                \[{{t}_{1}}=\frac{u}{g}\]

Step 2. After attaining maximum height, initial velocity u = 0

Let it takes time \[{{t}_{2}}\] to reach the ground and hits the ground with velocity v.

                                                \[v=u+gt\]

                                                \[-v=0-g{{t}_{2}}\]

                                                \[{{t}_{2}}=\frac{v}{g}\]                                                                                              …(2)

Since v = u, because the body hits the ground with the same velocity with which it is thrown vertically upwards, so     

\[{{t}_{2}}=\frac{u}{g}\]                                                                                                ...(3)

From equation (1) and (3) time \[{{t}_{1}}=\]time \[{{t}_{2}}\]

Time of ascent == Time of descent.

 

  1. Mass and Weight

Mass: Mass of a body is defined as the quantity of matter contained in the body. Because mass of a body is a measure of inertia of the body, so mass is also known as inertial mass.

Unit of mass: S.I. unit of mass is kilogram (kg)

Characteristics of Mass of a body:

  1. Mass of a body does not depend on the shape, size and state of the body.
  2. Mass of a body remains the same at all places.
  3. Mass of a body is proportional to the quantity of matter contained in it.
  4. Mass of a body does not change in the presence of other bodies near it.
  5. Mass of body can be measured with the help of beam balance.

 

Remember: Mass is a scalar quantity.

 

Weight: The force with which a body is attracted by the earth is known as the weight of the body.

The force with which a body of mass m is attracted by the earth is given by

\[F=ma=m\times g=mg.\]

This force is known as weight of the body. It is denoted by W.

W = mg.

It is a vector quantity.

S.I. unit of weight is same as that of force i.e. newton (N).

 

Characteristics of Weight:

  1. It is a vector quantity having direction towards the centre of the earth.
  2. The weight of a body changes from place to place.
  3. The weight of the body at the centre of the earth will be zero.
  4.  At a given place, we can use the weight of an object as a measure of its mass.

 

 

Physical quantity

Earth

Moon

Comparison b/w earth and moon

Mass (kg)

The mass of the earth is about 100 times more than that of the moon

Radius (m)

The radius of the earth is about is times more than that of moon. Re = 4 Rm

 

Prove that weight of an object on the moon is 176th of its weight on the earth.

The weight of the body on the earth will be                                                

\[{{W}_{e}}=\frac{G{{M}_{e}}m}{R_{e}^{2}}\]                                                                                ...(1)

Similarly, the weight of the body on the moon will be

                                                            \[{{W}_{m}}=\frac{G{{M}_{m}}m}{R_{m}^{2}}\]                                                                         …(2)

Dividing eq. (2) by eq. (1)

                        \[\frac{{{W}_{m}}}{{{W}_{e}}}=\frac{\frac{G{{M}_{m}}m}{R_{m}^{2}}}{\frac{G{{M}_{e}}m}{R_{e}^{2}}}=\left( \frac{{{M}_{m}}}{{{M}_{e}}} \right)\left( \frac{{{R}_{e}}}{R} \right)_{m}^{2}\]                                                                               …(3)

                                    \[{{M}_{e}}=100{{M}_{m}}\]

                                    \[{{R}_{e}}=4{{R}_{m}}\]

Substituting the above value in eq. (3)

                                    \[\frac{{{W}_{m}}}{{{W}_{e}}}=\left( \frac{{{M}_{m}}}{100{{M}_{e}}} \right)\times {{\left( \frac{4{{R}_{m}}}{{{R}_{n}}} \right)}^{2}}\]

                                    \[\frac{{{W}_{m}}}{{{W}_{e}}}=\frac{1}{100}\times \frac{16}{1}=\frac{16}{100}\]

                                    \[\frac{{{W}_{m}}}{{{W}_{e}}}\approx \frac{1}{6}\]

                                    \[{{W}_{m}}\approx \left( \frac{1}{6} \right){{W}_{e}}\]

                                   

  1. Thrust and Pressure

Thrust: Thrust is the total force acting perpendicular on a surface.

Let us consider forces acting on a body in a particular directions in the following examples:

(1) We want to fix a poster on a Notice Board with the help of drawing pins. When we press a drawing pin, we apply a force on the surface area of its head. This force is directed perpendicular to the surface area of the board.

 

 

Fig. 13.1

 

(2) We want to inflate the tube of a bicycle with the help of a bicycle pump. We pull out and then push in the handle of the bicycle pump. We apply a force on the surface area of its piston.

This force is directed perpendicular to the surface area of the piston.

 

 

Fig. 13.2.

 

S.I. unit of thrust: Since thrust is a force, its S.I. unit is same as that of force i.e., (Newton) N.

It is a vector quantity.

 

 

Pressure: Pressure is defined as the force acting perpendicular on unit area of the surface.

OR

The thrust per unit area is called pressure. Let us see, on what factors the pressure depends?

Take a pin having a pointed end and a nail having blunt end. Press them against a cardboard by applying the same force. We find that the pin penetrates deep into the cardboard than the nail. In this case, force acting on two points of the cardboard is same. But the area under the tip of the pin is less than under the tip of the nail.

The effect of the forces of the same magnitude on different area is different.

Conclusion: (1) Pressure acting on the surface is inversely proportional to the area of the surface on which force acts.

\[P=\frac{1}{area}\]                                                               ...(1)

(2) Take two blocks having same area but one is made of rubber block and other is made of steel. The weight (F = mg) or thrust of rubber block is less than the weight or thrust of the steel block.

Place these blocks on a heap of straw. We find that the straw under the steel block depressed more than the straw under the rubber block.

The pressure is more if force or thrust acting on a given area is large.

Pressure (P) = Force (F)                                                                      ...(2)

From (1) and (2),                        Pressure (P) \[=\frac{Force}{area}=\frac{Thrust}{area}\]

\[P=\frac{F}{A}\]

Remember                                Thrust = Pressure\[\times \]Area

S.I. unit of pressure:                                \[P=\frac{F}{A}\]

Unit of Pressure (P)\[=\frac{Unit\,of\,force\,(F)}{Unit\,of\,Area\,(A)}=\frac{N}{{{m}^{2}}}=N{{m}^{-2}}\].

1\[N{{m}^{-}}^{2}\] is also known as 1 Pascal (Pa)

\[1N{{m}^{-}}^{2}=1Pascal\]

\[1N{{m}^{-}}^{2}=1Pa\]     

so unit of pressure is also Pascal (Pa)

Actually Pascal is a very small unit of pressure, so many times a bigger unit of pressure called "kilopascal’ (kPa) is used.

                                    1kPa = 1 kilo Pascal

                                    \[1kPa=1000Pa=1000N{{m}^{-2}}\]

 

  1. Consequences of Pressure

(1) A camel walks easily on the sandy surface than a man in spite of the fact that a camel is much heavier than a man.

This is because the area of camel's feet is large as compared to the area of man's feet. So the pressure exerted by camel on the sand surface is very small as compared to the pressure exerted by man. Hence camel can walk and run easily on the sandy surface.

 

(2) A sharp knife is more effective in cutting the objects than a blunt knife.

 

 

Fig. 14.1.

 

A sharp knife cuts objects better because of its very thin edge and the force of our hand falls over a very small area of the object producing a large pressure. Due to this large pressure it cuts the object easily. In the case of a blunt knife it has thicker edge. Due to its thicker edge, the force of our hand falls over a larger area of the object and produces lesser pressure. Due to this lesser pressure it cuts the object with difficulty.

 

(3) Railway tracks are laid on large sized wooden or iron sleepers.

\[\because \]                                           \[P=\frac{T}{A}\]or Pressure\[=\frac{Thrust}{Area}\]

The weight (thrust) of the train is spread over a large area of the sleepers. So the pressure acting on the ground under the sleepers is reduced. This prevents the sinking of the ground under the weight of the train.

 

(4) It is painful to hold a heavy bag having strap made of a strong and thin string.

When we hold a heavy bag having strap made of a strong and thin string, then the area under the strap is small. Hence, large pressure is exerted by the strap on our figures. Due to this large pressure, the strap fends to cut the skin and hence pain is caused.

 

  1. Pressure In Fluids

Fluid: Any substance which has no fixed shape and has the ability to flow is called a fluid.

All liquids and gases do not have fixed shape and can flow and hence are regarded as fluids.

Fluids i.e. liquids and gases enclosed in containers exert pressure in all directions.

Fig. 15.1.

 

Pascal's law: According to this law:

"Pressure applied to an enclosed fluid is transmitted undiminished to every portion of the fluid and the walls of the containing vessel."

 

 

Mathematical Expression for Pressure Exerted by a Liquid at a point inside it:

The pressure inside a volume of a liquid depends upon the depth below the surface because deeper we descend, the greater is the weight of the overlying liquid. In order to find the pressure at a point Y, distance h below the free surface of a liquid at rest. Let us imagine a vertical cylinder XY of height h around Y and p is density of liquid.                        

If A is the cross-sectional area of the cylinder XY.              

Volume of the cylinder XY = Area of cross-section\[\times \] height

                                                = Ah

mass of this cylindrical liquid column

                                                = volume of this cylinder \[\times \]density

                                                = \[=Ah\rho \]

and consequently weight of the cylindrical liquid column XY

F = mass of cylindrical liquid column

\[\times \] acceleration due to gravity

                                                \[=Ah\rho g\]

Since this weight is the thrust acting on an area A to Y

hydrostatic pressure at Y i.e.

                                    \[\Pr essure=\frac{F}{A}=\frac{Ah\rho g}{A}\]

Pressure\[=h\rho g\]

hydrostatic pressure = density x acceleration due to gravity x depth

Pressure exerted by a liquid at a point inside the liquid is directly proportional to:

(i) the depth of the point from the free surface of liquid and

(ii) density of the liquid and

(iii) acceleration due to gravity

Remember:

  • All points at the same depth in a liquid are under the same pressure.
  • Pressure at a point due to the liquid on the surface of the liquid is zero as height h = 0.
  • Pressure due to the liquid is not affected by the shape and size of container.

 

 

  1. Definition of Up thrust of Buoyant Force

The upward force exerted by a liquid on a body which is immersed in the liquid is known as the upl hrust or buoyant force.

The tendency of a fluid to exert an upward force on an object placed in it is called buoyancy.

Factors on which up thrust or buoy and force depends:

(i) the size or volume of the body immersed in a liquid and

(ii) the density of the liquid in which the body is immersed.

Mathematical Expression for upward thrust: Consider a cylindrical body ABCD of height h and cross sectional area a, completely immersed in a liquid of density\[\rho \].

Let the upper surface AB of the body be at a depth Ai below the free surface of the liquid and lower surface CD of the body below the free surface of the liquid.

1.\[{{P}_{1}}={{h}_{1}}\rho g(At\,depth\,{{h}_{1}})\]

2.\[{{P}_{2}}={{h}_{2}}\rho g(At\,depth\,{{h}_{2}})\]

As \[{{h}_{2}}>{{h}_{1}},{{P}_{2}}>{{P}_{1}}\] because we know that the pressure inside a liquid increases with depth.            

                           

Fig.16.1

 

So the net pressure P in the upward direction is            

                                                \[P={{P}_{2}}-{{P}_{1}}\]

                                                \[P={{h}_{2}}\rho g-{{h}_{1}}\rho g\]

                                                \[P=({{h}_{2}}-{{h}_{1}})\rho g\]

                                                \[P=h\rho g\]                                                      \[[\because {{h}_{2}}-{{h}_{1}}=h]\]

\[\because \]                                           Force = Pressure \[\times \]Area                                        \[\left[ \because \Pr essure=\frac{F}{A} \right]\]

\[\therefore \]                                          Upward thrust \[=h\rho ga\]

                                                Upward thrust =\[V\rho g\]

or                                             Upward thrust = mg = W                                    \[\left[ Density=\frac{Mass}{Volume} \right]\]

Here W = weight of the liquid displaced by the immersed part of the body

 

Important properties of buoyant force:

(1) Buoyant force is directly proportional to the volume of the body submerged in the fluid.

(2) Buoyant force is directly proportional to the density of the fluid in which the body is submerged.

Example: On pushing two plastic balls of same size, one in water and the other in salt solution then we observe that our hands experience more buoyant force in salt solution than in case of water. This is because density of salt solution is more than that of water.

(3) Buoyant force is directly proportional to the acceleration due to gravity.

Remember: We experience more Buoyant force on the earth than on the moon.

                                    \[{{g}_{moon}}\approx 1.63m{{s}^{2}}\]

                                    \[{{g}_{earth}}\approx 9.8m{{s}^{2}}\]

(4) Buoyant force is inversely proportional to the temperature of the fluid.

 

Do You Know

As the temperature of a fluid increases, its volume also increases. Hence, its density decreases.

  

  1. Archimedes’ Principle

A body, fully or partly immersed in a liquid, experiences a resultant upward force or up thrust which acts in a direction opposite to the weight of the body. Therefore, the body appears to be lighter so long as it is immersed in a liquid. Its apparent reduction in weight is equal to the height of the liquid it displaces. This fact was first discovered by Archimedes, the Greek philosoher.

 

Archimedes’ Principle states that: "When a body is wholly or partially immersed in a liquid at rest, it experiences an upthrust (or an apparent loss in weight) which is equal to the weight of the liquid displaced by the body.

 

Do You Know

In floatation it is the density of the body which matters and not that of its material.

 

  1. Applications of Archimedes’ Principle

This principle is used to design:

(i) the ships and submarines

(ii) the hydrometers to find the densities of liquids

(iii) the lactometers to test the purity of milk.

(1) Floatation of ice-bergs: Icebergs are huge pieces of ice floating in sea water. The density of ice \[\left( \text{about}0.9gc{{m}^{-}}^{3} \right)\]is less than the density of sea-water (about 1.04 g cm- 3) so they displace more weight of sea water than their own weight. Hence, the ice-bergs float in this sea water.

(2) Floatation offish and whales: The fish and whales have an air bladder in their bodies.

The air in the bladder decreases the average density of the fish. So they float in sea water. To dive into the sea, they force out the air from the bladder. Now the density of the fish increases and hence it sinks into the sea water.

(3) Floatation of man: The average density of the human body with empty lungs is \[1.07\text{ }g/c{{m}^{3}}\]while with lungs filled with air, it is \[1.00\text{ }g/c{{m}^{3}}\], so the water of this sea offers a greater buoyant force. So the chances of drowning in the Dead sea are very less. A man can easily swim with his shoulders above the sea water all the time.

Relative density of a substance\[\text{=}\frac{\text{Density}\,\text{of}\,\text{substance}}{\text{Density}\,\text{of}\,\text{water}}\]

\[\text{=}\frac{\text{Mass}\,\text{of}\,\text{substance/Volume}\,\text{of}\,\text{substance}}{\text{Mass}\,\text{of}\,\text{water/Volume}\,\text{of}\,\text{water}}\]

\[\text{=}\frac{\text{Mass}\,\text{of}\,\text{substance}}{\text{Mass}\,\text{of}\,\text{water}}\text{ }\!\!\times\!\!\text{ }\frac{\text{Volume}\,\text{of}\,\text{water}}{\text{Volume}\,\text{of}\,\text{substance}}\]

If volume of substance = Volume of water

Relative density of substance\[\text{=}\frac{\text{Mass}\,\text{of}\,\text{any}\,\text{volume}\,\text{of}\,\text{the}\,\text{substance}}{\text{Mass}\,\text{of}\,\text{an}\,\text{equal}\,\text{volume}\,\text{of}\,\text{water}}\]

Hence, relative density of a substance is defined as the ratio of the mass of any volume of the substance to the mass of an equal volume of water.

Since mass of any substance is directly proportional to its weight, so relative density of the substance can also be defined as:

Relative density 01 a substance \[\text{=}\frac{\text{Weight of any volume of the substance}}{\text{Weight of an equal volume of water}}\]

Relative Density has no unit as it is a ratio.

Relative density of a substance is a number of times the given substance is heavier than the equal volume of water.

The relative density of iron = 7.9, it means, iron is 7.9 times heavier than equal volume of water

 

Remember: \[1gc{{m}^{-3}}=1000kg{{m}^{-3}}\].

 

Chapter at a Glance

 

  • Gravitation: It is the force of attraction between any two bodies in the universe.

 

  • Gravity: It is the force of attraction between the earth and any object lying on or near its surface.

 

  • Newton's universal law of gravitation: This law states that everybody in this universe attracts every other body with a force which is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.

Mathematically,

\[F=G\frac{{{m}_{1}}{{m}_{2}}}{{{r}^{2}}}\]

where G is universal gravitational constant.

 

  • Universal gravitational constant: It is equal to the force of attraction between two bodies of unit mass each placed unit distance apart. It is denoted by G and its value is\[6.67\times {{10}^{-11}}N{{m}^{2}}k{{g}^{2}}\].

 

  • Centripetal acceleration of the moon: If the moon is revolving with speed v in a circular orbit of radius r, then acceleration acting on it along the radius and towards the centre of its orbit is

\[{{a}_{c}}=\frac{1}{{{r}^{2}}}\]

  • Free fall: The motion of a body under the influence of force of gravity alone is called a free fall.

 

  • Acceleration due to gravity: The acceleration produced in the bodies due to earth's force of gravity is called acceleration due to gravity. Its value of earth's surface is 9.8 ms-2.

 

  • Relation between g and G: If M is the mass of the earth and R is its radius, then the acceleration due to gravity at the surface of the earth is given by

\[g=\frac{GM}{{{R}^{2}}}\]

  • The value of g depends on

(i) shape of the earth

(ii) height

(iii) depth and

(iv) latitude on the earth.

 

  • Mass of the earth: It is given by

\[M=\frac{g{{R}^{2}}}{G}\]

  • Centre of mass: The centre of mass of a body may be defined as the point at which whole mass of the body may be assumed to be concentrated.

 

  • Centre of gravity: The centre of gravity of a body is a point at which the resultant of all the parallel forces due to gravity experienced by various particles of the body acts or at which whole weight of the body acts.

 

  • Equations of motion for freely falling bodies:

(i)\[v=u+gt\]

(ii)\[s=ut+\frac{1}{2}g{{t}^{2}}\]

(ii)\[{{v}^{2}}={{u}^{2}}+2gs\]

In Cartesian sign convention, the value of g is always taken negative.

 

  • Projectile: Any object thrown into space with some initial velocity and which moves thereafter, under the influence of gravity alone is called a 'projectile'. The path of a projectile is a parabola. Its range is maximum when the angle of projection is\[45{}^\circ \].

 

  • Thrust is defined as the total force exerted by the body perpendicular to the surface on which it lies.

 

  • I. unit of thrust is Newton (N).

 

  • Pressure \[=\frac{Force}{Area}=\frac{Thrust}{Area}\]

 

  • I. unit of pressure is \[N{{m}^{-2}}\]or Pa.

 

  • The upward force exerted by a liquid on the body which is immersed in the liquid is known as the up thrust or buoyant force.

 

  • Archimedes' Principle: When a body is immersed partly or completely in a fluid (liquid or gas), it experiences an up thrust which is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the body.

 

 

  • Relative density\[\text{=}\frac{\text{Density}\,\text{of}\,\text{substance}}{\text{Density}\,\text{of}\,\text{water}}\]

 

\[\text{=}\frac{\text{Mass}\,\text{of}\,\text{any}\,\text{volume}\,\text{aof}\,\text{substance}}{\text{Mass}\,\text{of}\,\text{the}\,\text{same}\,\text{volume}\,\text{of}\,\text{water}}\]

 

\[\text{=}\frac{\text{Weight}\,\text{of}\,\text{any}\,\text{volume}\,\text{of}\,\text{substance}}{\text{Weight}\,\text{of}\,\text{an}\,\text{equal}\,\text{volume}\,\text{of}\,\text{water}}\]

 

 

 

Notes - Gravitation


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