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Any item that floats displaces an amount of water equal to its own weight. This is known as Archimedes' principle.

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How do you use weighted floats?

Weighted floats are used in scenarios where you want items to be sorted based on their weight or priority. You assign a weight to each item, and then use this weight to determine the order in which items are presented. This can be helpful in applications such as sorting search results or displaying content based on user preferences.


How is the density of a floating object relate to the density of the fluid it is floating in?

If an item floats, Then it is less dense than the liquid it floats in. One can prove this using bernoulli's equation. To determine the weight of the floating object, take the volume of water displaced by the portion of the object below the fliud surface then multiply that by the density of the fluid. This process gives you the bouyant force on the floating object and therefore the weight. Then take that weight and divide it by the total volume of the. Object to get its density. Also note that if an item is suspended below the surface but. Above the bottom of the fluid body, then the item and fluid have equal density. If the item sinks to the bottom it has higher density than the fluid.


When an object floats on water there is no gravity acting on it is that true or false?

False. Gravity is always acting on an object, but when an object floats on water, the buoyant force provided by the water is equal to the gravitational force acting on the object, causing it to float rather than sink.


What is the spaninsh name for the floats?

The Spanish word for floats is "flotadores."


What is the true about an object that floats in water?

An object that floats in water is less dense than the water it displaces. This means that the weight of the water it displaces is greater than the weight of the object itself, causing it to float. Objects that float have a density less than 1 g/cm3.