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AP Physics 1
8.3 Fluids and Newton’s Laws
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A submerged sphere tied to the bottom of an accelerating container of liquid.
A submerged sphere tied to the bottom of an accelerating container of liquid.
A small sphere of mass \(m\) and volume \(V\) is held completely submerged in a liquid of density \(\rho\) by a light string attached to the bottom of a container. The container is placed inside an elevator that is accelerating upward with a constant acceleration of magnitude \(a\). Which of the following is a correct expression for the magnitude of the tension in the string?

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