Buoyancy and Archimedes’ Principle (4B)
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QUESTION
What is the volume displaced by an object that is fully submerged in a fluid?
QUESTION
What is the buoyant force on a fully submerged object of volume
V
V
V
in a fluid of density
ρ
\rho
ρ
?
QUESTION
What is the equilibrium force balance for a floating object (neglecting surface tension)?
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ANSWER
F
B
=
W
F_B=W
F
B
=
W
. At equilibrium, the buoyant force upward equals the object's weight downward for a floating object.
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