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How do you calculate the weight of floating objects in seawater?
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∙ 10y ago
Weigh a container of some sort, place the water in the container and then subtract the weight of the container from the total weight of the container and water. For example: my glass bowl weighs 1 pound. When I weigh the bowl filled with water, it is 3 pounds. 3 pounds minus the 1 pound makes 2 pounds. The water weighs 2 pounds.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 14y agoIf you know the volume in English measurement, one pint equals one pound. A gallon weighs eight pounds. Or you can place a container of water on scale, weigh it, and subtract the empty weight of the container.
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∙ 10y agoArchimedes' Principle. Floating objects (in any fluid) will displace an amount of Fluid equal to its weight. So, your challenge is to figure out the volume of the water displaced. If the objects are in a tank of seawater this is not too hard, but if the objects are in the ocean it will be more difficult.
In a tank, you can measure either water level rise or overflow to determine the volume of displacement. If the object is in the ocean, you would have to mark the water line on the object, and then calculate the volume of the object that lies BELOW the water line. In either case, the weight of the displaced water equals the the weight of the object.
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∙ 14y agoThe mass of water the objects rejects.
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What is the Archimedes theory of floating?
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What is the relationship between buoyant force and the objects weight?
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What is the apparent weight of the floating block when a block of wood is floating in a lake?
Zero.
Why cant you use weight to calculate an objects force?
It isn't clear what force you are talking about. Depending on what force you mean, it may, or may not, be related to the object's weight. Please note that the weight itself is also a force.
What is the apparent weight for a body floating in water equal to?
if its floating, its zero : weight or force = upthrust from water note: upthrust from water = weight of water displaced
