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What is the buoyant force acting on a 1000 pound floating in water?
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If it's floating, then the buoyant force on it is exactly
equal to its weight.
(That makes the vector sum of the vertical forces zero,
which is why the object is not accelerating vertically.)
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Is ft x lb a unit of work?
Yes, ft-lb is a unit of work. Work is defined as force times distance. Here you have a force of 1 pound acting through a distance of 1 foot.
Which term is defined as the measure of the force of gravity acting on the mass of a substance?
The term describing the measure of gravitational force acting on a mass is "weight". A brick may weigh 6 pounds on earth but the same brick will weigh only 1 pound on the moon. The mass is the same here or there, but the gravitational force on the moon is only one sixth of the gravitational force on earth.
What is the relationship between pound and newton?
1 pound-force = 4.445 Newtons1 newton = 0.225 pound-force = 3.6 ouncesNumbers are approximate & rounded.
What is the weight limit for most floating shelves?
Most floating shelves have a maximum weight of ten kilograms. This, converted into the American standard pound comes out to a weight of about 22 pounds.
How much does 1 million pounds of steel weigh in water?
ANS1:Because of the natural buoyancy water provides steel actually weighs less in water. so 1 million pounds of steel in water would weigh only 500,000 pounds. Cheers!! ANS2:Bull. Answer 1 is a soup sandwich. The earth is still pulling the steel towards it with the same force. That force is its weight. That the water is also being pulled toward the earth and causes the buoyant upward force on the steel does not make the steel's weight less. That is like arguing that a hunk of steel is weightless because the floor is pushing against it as hard as it is pushing against the floor or arguing that a steel-hulled ocean liner has no weight because it floats in water. The steel will still have the weight of 1 million pounds-force.Since the specific gravity of steel is 7.8, the upward buoyant force will be 1/7.8 of its weight. If you insist on using pounds to measure weight, the upward buoyant force would be 128,000 pounds-force. You could subtract this from the 1 million pounds-force of the steel to get 872,000 pounds-force. You could call this its effective weight or net downward force if you want to make the point that that force is what is pressing on the bottom of the body of water.This is probably the answer you should put on your homework if you are a student in a U.S. public school. If you put anything else down, you will likely confuse your teacher especially if you try to argue the difference between pound-force, pound-mass poundals, and slugs.ANS3ALOT! Roughly 686,000 tonnes :-)
A rope is attached to a ceiling and is used to support a 200 pound person. is the tension force on the ceiling larger or smaller than the tension force acting on a person?
They are equal.
What exactly does foot pounds of torque mean?
It is a U.S. measurement of force. A unit of work equal to the work done by a force of one pound acting through a distance of one foot in the direction of the force.
What is the resultant force in each if A 100 pound force to the west and a 50 pound force in the same direction?
A 150 pound resultant force
How many millilters of water make 1 pound of weight?
The question cannot be answered sensibly because a pound is a measure of mass which is not the same as weight. The weight of an object depends on the force of gravity acting o it and that force depends on the position of the object and other masses near it.
Is ft x lb a unit of work?
Yes, ft-lb is a unit of work. Work is defined as force times distance. Here you have a force of 1 pound acting through a distance of 1 foot.
A 100 pound force to the west and a 50 pound force in the same direction what is the resultant force in each?
it will not be balance
What is the difference between weight and capacity?
Capacity is referring to volume, not weight. Weight is the force of gravity acting on an object. 1 pound of lead and one pound of wood have the same weight (1 lb) but they have very different volumes (capacities).
Which term is defined as the measure of the force of gravity acting on the mass of a substance?
The term describing the measure of gravitational force acting on a mass is "weight". A brick may weigh 6 pounds on earth but the same brick will weigh only 1 pound on the moon. The mass is the same here or there, but the gravitational force on the moon is only one sixth of the gravitational force on earth.
Does a pound weigh a pound?
No. A pound is a measure of mass whereas the weight depends on the force of gravity acting on that mass. You can have a bunch of bananas with a mass of 1 pound. Their mass will remain 1 lb whereever, but they will weigh different amounts on the surface of the earth, on the moon (about a sixth), in outer space (near zero), on a neutron star (an enormous amount).
What is the relationship between pound and newton?
1 pound-force = 4.445 Newtons1 newton = 0.225 pound-force = 3.6 ouncesNumbers are approximate & rounded.
How many newtons of force is needed to move 1 pound?
A Newton is a measure of force required to accelerate a mass of one kilogram at a rate of one meter per second squared. One pound of force is the same as 4.4484 newtons. One newton of force is the same as 0.2248 pound.
What are the SI and English units of force?
The SI unit is a Newton while an Imperial unit was a pound-force (not a pound).
