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What does an object do when it has a weight equal to the buoyant force?
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It will stay at whatever depth you place it ... 6 inches deep, 6 feet deep, at the bottom, etc.
The force of gravity is exactly balanced by the buoyant force, and the object is
perfectly weightless in the water. Since the net vertical force on it is zero, it has
no desire to rise or sink, and it stays wherever you put it.
This situation is called "neutral buoyancy". It's the condition submarines like to achieve
for submerged level cruising, by properly manipulating their ballast, so that they don't
have to constantly be fighting a tendency to rise or sink as they 'steam' along underwater.
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What scientific rule states that the buoyant force an an object is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the object?
Since the object is submerged, we know that the buoyant force is not sufficient to overcome the weight of the object, otherwise it would be floating rather than being submerged. Therefore, the buoyant force is equal to the weight of the displaced water, not the weight of the object itself.
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.
An object that weighs 340 N floats on a lake what is the weight of the displaced water?
buoyant force acts on the object from its bottom and push it outside..the magnitude of the buoyant force acting on the object will b equal to the weight of displaced water..
How does buoyancy affect whether an object will sink or float?
If you just set the object in the water, the buoyant force never becomes greater than the object's weight. It sinks and sinks, displacing more and more water, building up more and more buoyant force, until the buoyant force is equal to its weight. At that point, the net force on it is zero, it stops sinking, and it stays right there (floating). The only way you can produce a buoyant force greater than its weight is to force it further down and hold it there. Since the buoyant force is greater than its weight, as soon as you let go, the net force on it is up, and it'll rise, partly out of the water until the buoyant force drops to equal its weight, and again ... it'll stay right there. So the answer to the question is: An object can't stay indefinitely in a position where the buoyant force is greater than its weight. If that happens, then it lifts some of itself out of the water, reducing the buoyant force, until the buoyant force is again just equal to its weight.
F the buoyant force is greater than the force of gravity on an object then the object?
accelerates upward, and may shoot up out of the water.If the buoyant force is equal to the force of gravity, then the object floats right there.
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."
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 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)
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.
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.
With buoyancy force as reference when does an object float and sink?
An object floats when the buoyant force is equal to the object's weight. An object sinks when the buoyant force is less than the object's weight.
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.
How does the weight of a floating object compared with the buoyant force acting on the object?
The weight of a floating object and the buoyant force on it must be equal. If they were not equal, then there would be a net vertical force on the object, and it would be accelerating up or down.
Which force is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by an object?
the "buoyant" force
What is the name of the Force that helps objects float?
Buoyant force.The buoyant force is the net upward force exerted by a fluid on a submerged or immersed object.Archimedes' principle states that the buoyant force is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced.An object will float in a fluid if the buoyant force on the object is equal to the object's weight.
Is bouyant force of an object is equal to the weight of the object?
It can be, or it can be less than the weight of the object.The buoyant force is equal to the weight of the displaced fluid.
