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False. It is an upward force, that (partly) counteracts the downward force of gravity for objects within a liquid. It is related to the resistance (to displacement) by the liquid molecules.

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What is the force that pushes up on an object in a liquid?

That force is bouyancy. Bouyancy is also present in a gas, but its effects are usually negligible except on objects with very low densities.


What is the pressure exerted by a fluid is the total force exerted by the fluid divide by?

area


How negative buoyancy affect a blimp?

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.


Why do you feel 'lighter' in water than in air?

Water is denser than air, and thus has a buoyancy effect that supports your weight more. You feel lighter because you are lighter. A scale under you would reflect the difference. Bear in mind, there is a difference between "weight" and "mass". Your mass would still be the same.


How does buoyancy affect the mass of an object?

If the average density of an object is less than water (1.0 g per mL) it will float in water, and if it is more than 1.0g/mL it will sink in water. So the lower the density, the greater the buoyancy.

Related Questions

Is bouyancy a downward force exerted by a fluid on a body placed in the fluid?

No, buoyancy is an upward force exerted by a fluid on a body placed in the fluid. This force is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the body, according to Archimedes' principle.


An upward force exerted by a fluid on a submerged object?

buoyancy


What do you call the ability to float?

The ability to float is called buoyancy. It is the upward force exerted by a fluid that opposes the weight of an object placed in the fluid, allowing it to stay afloat.


What is buoyancy Against what other force does it act?

Buoyancy is the upward force exerted by a fluid that opposes the weight of an object placed in the fluid. It acts against the force of gravity on the object, allowing objects to float or be suspended in a fluid.


How does buoyancy help a submerging float?

Buoyancy is the upward force exerted by a fluid that helps to support or lift an object placed in it. When a submerged object such as a float experiences buoyancy, it creates an upward force that counteracts the downward force of gravity, allowing the object to float or maintain its position at the surface of the fluid.


What force is the upward force exerted on any object in a fluid?

The force is called buoyant force and it is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the object.


What is a upward force exerted on objects in a fluid?

The upward force exerted on an object in a fluid is buoyancy.


Are buoyancy and up thrust the same?

Buoyancy and upthrust are related but not the same. Buoyancy is the force that causes objects to float in a fluid, while upthrust is the upward force exerted by a fluid on an object placed within it. Upthrust is a component of the total buoyant force acting on an object.


What if buoyancy is the property of matter that can be defined as?

Buoyancy is the upward force exerted by a fluid on an object immersed in it. It is determined by the weight of the fluid displaced by the object. Objects float when their weight is less than the buoyant force acting on them.


Buoyancy is an upward force exerted by a fluid on a body placed in the fluid.?

Yes, and the strength of the force is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the body.True


What force helps a boats float?

The force that helps a boat float is buoyancy. Buoyancy is the upward force exerted by a fluid, such as water, that opposes the weight of an object placed in that fluid. This force allows the boat to stay afloat by displacing an amount of water equal to its weight.


What makes poo sink or float?

Buoyancy, which is an upward acting force exerted by a fluid , that opposes an object's weight.