A balloon that weighs 1N is suspended in air, drifting neither up nor down(a) How much buoyant force acts on it? (b) What happens if the buoyant force decreases?

Q: Why does ice float on the water?

A: Ice float in water because  The density of ice is less than the density of water

Q: Say a ship floats on still, regular water. If its weight is exactly equal to the weight of water…

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Q: If a 10-kg mass is placed in the water, the buoyant force should be greater than 980 N so that the…

A: Given: The mass of the object is 10 kg. We need to if the given statement in the question is true…

Q: What will happen to the object if its density is equal to that of the fluid?

A: A body floats when the weight of liquid displaced by the submerged portion of the body is equal to…

Q: 2. A 3.45 kg piece of wood (with specific gravity of 0.50) floats on water. What minimum. mass of…

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Q: What is the buoyant force that an object experiences if when inserted in a liquid, it displaces an…

A: weight of fluid displaced by an object when immersed in a liquid = 10N

Q: A can of diet soda floats in water, whereas a can of regular soda sinks. Explain this phenomenon…

A: SUGAR While both beverages contain mostly water, the regular Coke has a lot of sugar (or dense corn…

Q: An object that can float in both water and in oil (whose density is less than that of water)…

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Q: Does the air exert buoyant force on all objects in air or only on objects such as balloons that re…

A: The buoyant force exerted by air does not depend on the size of objects. Hence, it is not correct…

Q: The buoyant force that normally acts on a 1-kg fish is a. less than 10 N b. 10 N c. more than 10…

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Q: How does the pressure at the bottom of a 76cm column of mercury in a barometer. Compare with air…

A: The level of mercury in the tube rises or falls as the atmospheric pressure rises or falls. The…

Q: Canoes have been created out of concrete, believe it or not (and they actually float). Despite the…

A: We know that the density of concrete is less than that of aluminium. ρC < ρAl But when we…

Q: A regularly-shaped object has a specific gravity of 0.65, this means that ubmerged in water and…

A: Specific Gravity or relative gravity is a dimensionless quantity that is defined as the ratio of the…

Q: Consider two identical spherical balls submerged in water at different depths. Will the buoyant…

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Q: Comparing the Lead and Tin metals, when totally submerged in the water WHY is the buoyant force for…

A: According to Archemedes principle  Buoyant force = weight of liquid displaced

Q: How does the buoyant force on a submerged object compare with the weight of water displaced?

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Q: A helium-filled balloon and a basketball have the same volume. Upon which is the buoyant force of…

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Q: How does the volume of a completely submerged object compare with the volume of water displaced?

A: Step 1 A submerged object is any object that sinks and displaces some fluid.

Q: Three objects with same volume but different densities were submerged in the same water. First…

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Q: A body floats in a liquid if the buoyant force is : (a) zero (b) equal to its weight (c) less than…

A: Answer:- (b) equal to its weight.  A body  floats in a liquid if the buoyant force is equal to its…

Q: A piece of iron sinks in water , but a ship made of iron floats in water. Why?

A: This phenomenon can be understand using Archimedes’ Principle according to which when a body…

Q: ompared to the buoyant force that acts on a helium balloon, the buoyant force that acts on an…

A: When a body is immersed in a fluid partly or wholly, it experiences an upward force, which is called…

Q: Why is the buoyant force on a submerged submarine appreciably greater than the buoyant force on it…

A: Buoyant force is the force that is applied by the fluid in the upward direction on an object which…

Q: If an object sinks, the buoyant force is equal to its weight. True or False

A: No, the object will not sink if the buoyant force is equal to its weight. The object will sink only…

Q: Consider a 3-kg copper cube and a 3-kg copper ball submerged in a liquid. Will the buoyant forces…

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Q: Where is the buoyant force on a sailboat greater, in seawater or in freshwater?

A: Where is the buoyant force on a sailboat greater, in seawater or in freshwater?

Q: Swimming in the dead sea, a person weighs 200N. They weigh 500N when they're out of the water.…

A: weight of person in the dead sea (w') = 200 N weight of person out of water (w) = 500 N

Q: Consider two 5-cm-diameter spherical balls—one made of aluminum, the other of iron—submerged in…

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Q: An object will float if O A) it's small enough B) it's big enough C) it is denser than water O D)…

A: Archimedes Principle:- When a body or object is partially or fully dipped into a fluid at rest, the…

Q: Does the air exert buoyant force on all objects in air or only on objects such as balloons that are…

A: The difference in air pressure causes an upward buoyant force in the air all around us. Essentially,…

Q: Find the density of a metal necklace if its weight is measured to be 0.100 N in air and 0.0920 N…

A: THE RELATIVE DENSITY OF  A SUBSTANCE IS GIVEN AS ρ=Wa-WwWw…

Q: Which has the greater density—5 kg of air at atmospheric pressure (that means, the air you breath)…

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Q: A brick is thrown into a deep swimming pool. As it sinks deeper and deeper into the water, does the…

A: The buoyant force on an object equals the weight of the fluid it displaces. Fg=W=ρwatergV

Q: Do fluids exert buoyant forces in a “weightless” environment, such as in the space shuttle?

A: As we know,  The upward force exerted on objects submerged in fluids is known as buoyant force.…

Q: How does the pressure at the bottom of a 76-cm column of mercury in a barometer compare with air…

A: Barometer is a device to measure the atmospheric pressure. A barometer measures the pressure of the…

Q: How does faster-moving water between two ships affect the water pressure against the sides of the…

A: According to the Bernoulli's principle, the pressure exerted by water gets decreases as its speed…

Q: A 10 kg ball weighs 98 N in air and weighs 75 N when submerged in water. Determine the buoyant force…

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Q: What will happen to the object if its density is greater than that of the fluid?

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