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The ability of an object to float on a fluid is influenced by the object's buoyancy, which in turn depends upon at least three things: (1) the density of the object relative to the fluid; (2) the object's shape; and (3) the orientation of the object with respect to the surface of the fluid.
- An object that is less dense than the fluid (wood on water) will always float, regardless of its shape or orentation, and is thus always buoyant.
- An object that is more dense than the fluid (steel on water) will float only while the object's shape and orientation allow the object to displace more water than the object weighs. A steel boat floating upright on water is an example of a buoyant denser object.
- An object that is more dense than the fluid will sink if its shape and orientation do not make it buoyant, or if it is already fully immersed below the fluid line. A capsized steel boat will sink, for example, because its orientation with respect to the waterline no longer allows the boat to displace enough water to keep it buoyant.
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The buoyant force on an object is least when the object is?
The buoyant force is zero when the object is just touching the liquid. As the object displaces more volume, the buoyant force increases until the object is completely submerged. Once the object is submerged, it doesn't matter how deep it is, the buoyant force remains constant.
In a vacuum does an object have buoyant force?
No.
This force acts upwards on objects suspended in water or air what is it?
It is called buoyant force. It is calculated by determining the volume of water displaced by the object, which is the volume of the object under water.The weight of this quantity of water is the buoyant force. It can also be calculated by knowing the depth of the object in the water, the pressure at that depth, and the area of the bottom of the object. Buoyant Force = Pressure * depth It can also be calculated by knowing the weight of the object. If an object is floating the water is supporting the object's weight. So the buoyant force = weight of object
When the buoyant force is equal to the force of gravity an object will?
float in the fluid
An object with a mass of 4.6 kilograms and a volume of 0.0025 cubic meters is submerged in water. What is the buoyant force on the object?
The buoyant force is equal to the amount of water displaced. Multiply the volume of the object by the density of water - then convert that to a force (at about 9.8 newton/kilogram).
What is the buoyant force of a 150lb object submerged in water?
That completely depends on the object's volume (which you have not mentioned). The buoyant force on it is equal to the weight of an equal volume of water.
True or false an object buoyant force and weight arent the same thing?
Yes they are different things. Buoyant force is always upward. Weight is always downward. Also ... -- Weight depends on the object's mass. -- Buoyant force depends on its volume, and on what it's floating in.
What is the buoyant force on a 240 newton object?
The bouyant force depends on the volume of an object. Specifically, the volume of fluid the object displaces.
When an object floats the buoyant force is the weight of the object?
If the object is floating, then the buoyant force is equal to the object's weight.
When an object floats the buoyant force is what the weight of the object?
If the object is floating, then the buoyant force is equal to the object's weight.
What can you say about the buoyant force of an object floats in a fluid?
If the object is floating, then the buoyant force is equal to the object's weight.
The buoyant force on an object is least when the object is?
The buoyant force is zero when the object is just touching the liquid. As the object displaces more volume, the buoyant force increases until the object is completely submerged. Once the object is submerged, it doesn't matter how deep it is, the buoyant force remains constant.
What can be assumed about the buoyant force on an object floating in water?
The buoyant force on a floating object is equal to the object's weight out of water.
Does the weight of an object immersed in a buoyant liquid affect the buoyant force on the object?
It is not the weight of the immersed object but the volume of the object would affect the buoyant force on the immersed object because the buoyant force is nothing but the weight of the displaced liquid whose volume is equal to that of the immersed object.
WHAT IS the relation between the Buoyant force and the weight of an object floating in a liquid?
When an object is floating in equilibrium, the buoyant force equals the weight of the object. (The buoyant force is equal to the weight of the displaced fluid)
How does the buoyant force affect a submerged object?
If the weight of the object is higher than the buoyant force the object SINKS. And the opposite happens if the weight is lower than the buoyant force. If it is equal, the object neither sink nor float, it is neutrally buoyant.
The buoyant force on an object is equal to the weight of the water it?
The buoyant force on an object is equal to the weight of the water it displaces. This is called Archimedes' principle, which states that "The buoyant force on an object is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the object."
