A 2.0 kg object is completely submerged in a lake. The buoyant force felt by this object is equal to 60 N. a. Does this object float, sink, or remain stationary? b. What is the volume of this object? c. If the object floats, how much volume will it displace when it is floating at the surface of the water. If, on the other hand, the object sinks determine the normal force exerted on the object by the bottom of the lake.
Fluid Pressure
The term fluid pressure is coined as, the measurement of the force per unit area of a given surface of a closed container. It is a branch of physics that helps to study the properties of fluid under various conditions of force.
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Pressure is the physical force acting per unit area on a body; the applied force is perpendicular to the surface of the object per unit area. The air around us at sea level exerts a pressure (atmospheric pressure) of about 14.7 psi but this doesn’t seem to bother anyone as the bodily fluids are constantly pushing outwards with the same force but if one swims down into the ocean a few feet below the surface one can notice the difference, there is increased pressure on the eardrum, this is due to an increase in hydrostatic pressure.
A 2.0 kg object is completely submerged in a lake. The buoyant force felt by this object is equal to 60 N.
a. Does this object float, sink, or remain stationary?
b. What is the volume of this object?
c. If the object floats, how much volume will it displace when it is floating at the surface of the water. If, on the other hand, the object sinks determine the normal force exerted on the object by the bottom of the lake.
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