Draw and label a diagram for the experiment to measure the submerged volume of an empty test tube and a test tube filled with sand using a plastic cup, water, and a ruler.

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Asked on May 22, 2026Physics

This physics problem tests your understanding of fundamental physical laws and their applications. The step-by-step solution below breaks down the problem using relevant equations and physical reasoning.

Accepted Answer · 2026-05-22T05:04:43.921Z

Here's how to perform the experiment and analyze the results: Diagram (2 marks) [ thick, testtube/.pic= (0,0) -- (0,2) arc (180:0:0.5 and 0.25) -- (1,0); (0,0) arc (180:360:0.5 and 0.25); , cup/.pic= (0,0) -- (0,3) -- (3,3) -- (3,0) -- cycle; (0,0) arc (180:360:1.5 and 0.2); (0,3) arc (180:360:1.5 and 0.2); ] % Cup at (0,0) cup; at (1.5, 3.2) Plastic Cup; % Water level [fill=blue!10, opacity=0.5] (0.1,1.5) rectangle (2.9,0.2); (0.1,1.5) arc (180:360:1.4 and 0.1); at (1.5, 0.8) Water; % Empty Test Tube at (1.0,1.0) testtube; at (1.5, 2.5) Empty Test Tube; [dashed] (1.0,1.5) -- (1.0,1.0); % Submerged line at (0.5, 1.25) V_sub,empty; % Test Tube with Sand at (4.0,0.5) testtube; at (4.5, 2.5) Test Tube with Sand; [fill=brown!50, opacity=0.7] (4.0,0.5) rectangle (5.0,0.8); % Sand [dashed] (4.0,1.0) -- (4.0,0.5); % Submerged line at (3.5, 0.75) V_sub,sand; % Water level for sand tube [fill=blue!10, opacity=0.5] (3.1,1.5) rectangle (5.9,0.2); (3.1,1.5) arc (180:360:1.4 and 0.1); at (4.5, 0.8) Water; % Newton meter for measuring weight (0.5,3.5) -- (0.5,4.5); (0.5,4.5) rectangle (1.5,5); at (1,4.75) N; (1,4.5) -- (1,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1.5,3.5) -- (1.5,4.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) --

Accepted Answer · 2026-05-22T05:04:43.921Z

Here's how to perform the experiment and analyze the results: Diagram (2 marks) [ thick, testtube/.pic= (0,0) -- (0,2) arc (180:0:0.5 and 0.25) -- (1,0); (0,0) arc (180:360:0.5 and 0.25); , cup/.pic= (0,0) -- (0,3) -- (3,3) -- (3,0) -- cycle; (0,0) arc (180:360:1.5 and 0.2); (0,3) arc (180:360:1.5 and 0.2); ] % Cup at (0,0) cup; at (1.5, 3.2) Plastic Cup; % Water level [fill=blue!10, opacity=0.5] (0.1,1.5) rectangle (2.9,0.2); (0.1,1.5) arc (180:360:1.4 and 0.1); at (1.5, 0.8) Water; % Empty Test Tube at (1.0,1.0) testtube; at (1.5, 2.5) Empty Test Tube; [dashed] (1.0,1.5) -- (1.0,1.0); % Submerged line at (0.5, 1.25) V_sub,empty; % Test Tube with Sand at (4.0,0.5) testtube; at (4.5, 2.5) Test Tube with Sand; [fill=brown!50, opacity=0.7] (4.0,0.5) rectangle (5.0,0.8); % Sand [dashed] (4.0,1.0) -- (4.0,0.5); % Submerged line at (3.5, 0.75) V_sub,sand; % Water level for sand tube [fill=blue!10, opacity=0.5] (3.1,1.5) rectangle (5.9,0.2); (3.1,1.5) arc (180:360:1.4 and 0.1); at (4.5, 0.8) Water; % Newton meter for measuring weight (0.5,3.5) -- (0.5,4.5); (0.5,4.5) rectangle (1.5,5); at (1,4.75) N; (1,4.5) -- (1,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1.5,3.5) -- (1.5,4.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) -- (1.5,3.5); (1,3.5) --

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