Question

A ship is loaded in sea water to maximum capacity.What will happen if this ship is moved to river water?Why?

Answer 1

Hi friend,

Here's your answer,

When a ship is loaded in sea water to it's maximum capacity, water displaced will have more mass when compared to same volume of river water because the salts dissolved in the sea water increases it's mass,i.e., increases it's density.

If the ship is moved to river water, mass of the ship will be more than that of river water displaced causing the ship to sink.

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Answer 2

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• When ship is moved to river water from sea water, then upthrust acting on the ship decreases density of river water is less than the density of sea water. Hence, the net weight of the ship will be more in river water than in sea water. Hence, more portion of the ship will be inside the river water.