Calculate the buoyant force due to the surrounding air on a man weighing 600 N . Assume his average density is the same as that of water. Suppose that the density of air is 1.20 kg/m3.

If a small-diameter open glass tube is partially immersed in a vessel containing mercury, the surface of the mercury inside the tube will be a. lower than the mercury in the vessel, and shaped like the inside of a bowl. b. higher than the mercury in the vessel, and shaped like the inside of a bowl. c. lower than the mercury in the vessel, and shaped like the outside of an umbrella. d. higher than the mercury in the vessel, and shaped like the outside of an umbrella.