buoancy is if the item floats or not
buoancy
The Buoancy Method.
The correct spelling of the noun is buoyancy (flotation, or reduction in immersed weight).
Buoancy is the upward force that keeps things floating. I guess it doesn't need surface tension.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buoyancy
Yes. Even objects whose density is greater then the fluid's.
It is the force working upwards if it is greater in value than to the gravity force of the floating object that works downwards. if it was less then call it negative buoancy and then the floating object will tend to be unstable (subject to sink)
The ability to float in liquids is called buoancy. It is regularly demonstrated by wood, which is less-dense than water, and will float (in most cases). If an object is too dense, or its weight is not distributed over a large area, then it will sink.
To measure which dish soap makes more bubbles, you can use the same amount of each soap and mix it with water in identical containers. Then, stir or shake the mixture gently to create bubbles and observe the volume and stability of the bubbles produced by each soap to determine which one creates more bubbles.
Eureka!According to legend, Greek mathematician and engineer Archimedes shouted "Eureka" (Greek: "I have found it") when he discovered a way to calculate the volume of an irregular solid by submerging it in water and measuring the volume of water it displaced. This led to further discoveries involving density and buoyancy. In physics, buoyancy is the upward force on an object produced by the surrounding fluid (i.e., a liquid or a gas) in which the object is fully or partially immersed, due to the pressure difference of the fluid between the top and bottom of the object. The net upward buoyancy force is equal to the magnitude of the weight of fluid displaced by the body. This force enables the object to float or at least to seem lighter. Buoyancy is important for many vehicles such as boats, ships, balloons, and airships.Archimedes was given the task by the king to find out if his gold crown was made of only gold or some other cheap metals were mixed to it. Archimedes was continuosly thinking of the way to find it and while he was taking bath in a bath tub, he found that some water was spilled when he entered it.(he could then give the Archimedes principle after cetain experiments on buoancy). well he cried out eureka at that particular moment which in greek means "i have found it".
Negative buoyancy is when the gravitational pull on a diver is greater than the buoyant force. This means that the diver is being pulled downward, and that the buoyant force is doing negative work (work that is in the opposite direction of the displacement). Positive buoyancy is the opposite situation in which the buoyant force of the diver is greater than the gravitational pull, which makes the diver move upwards. Usually, a person's weight is slightly more than the weight of the displaced amount of water. For example, a person who weighs 80kg displaces 79dm2 of water, which weighs 79kg, that is, he has about 1kg of negative buoyancy. As for your question whether this negative buoancy is a unique feature for black people, the answer is no. it is related to the person's density.