Suppose that you are given the choice between two life preservers that are identical in size, the first a light one filled with Styrofoam and the second a very heavy one filled with gravel. If you submerge these life preservers in the water, upon which will the buoyant force be greater? Upon which will the buoyant force be ineffective? Why are your answers different?

Q: A 12-kgkg piece of metal displaces 1.6 LL of water when submerged.  How does this compare with the…

A: Let density of metal is dm & density of water is dw  volume of metal piece is V=1.6L = 1.6×10-3…

Q: A metal bowl with a weight of 2.05 N is placed in a larger kitchen container filled with canola oil.…

A: From Archimedes’ law:

Q: A 6-kg plastic tank that has a volume of 0.18 m3 is filled with liquid water. Assuming the density…

A: Given data:  Mass of plastic tank (m1) = 6 kg Volume (V) = 0.18 m3 Density of water (ρ) = 1000 kg/m3…

Q: How can we find whether an object floats or sinks?

A: Floatation

Q: A stone is thrown into a deep lake. As it sinks deeper and deeper into the water, does the buoyant…

A: The force of buoyancy experienced by a less dense object in a more dense fluid is given by Fb = ρVg,…

Q: In a demonstration of Archimedes' principle you find some objects can float above water surface…

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Q: What is the condition in which buoyant force on an object does equal weight of the object?

A: Buoyant force is unbalanced upward force acting on submerged objects. The buoyant force on a…

Q: On a boat ride, the skipper gives you an extra-large life preserver filled with lead pellets. When…

A: The up thrust experienced solely depends on the volume of the object immersed irrespective of size,…

Q: A 100 cm3 piece of aluminum sits at the bottom of a lake, right next to a 100 cm3 piece of lead,…

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Q: King Hieron II asked Archimedes to determine if the crown shown below is made of pure gold or not.…

A: Given : weight of the crown when it is in air Fg = 7.84N weight when it was in water T2 = 6.84  N

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: Does a floating object sink more in a liquid with low density than in a liquid with high density?…

A: Density of the liquid determines whether the object will sink or float in another liquid. If an…

Q: You hold a piece of wood in one hand and a piece of iron inthe other. Both pieces have the same…

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Q: A 1.00 kg beaker containing 2.00 kg of oil (density =916.0 kg/m 3) rests on a scale. A 2.00 kg block…

A: Given that:Mass of beaker: mb=1.00 kgMass of oil: mo=2.00 kgDensity of oil: ρo=916.0 kg/m3Mass of…

Q: A metal bowl with a weight of 1.05 N is placed in a larger kitchen container filled with canola oil.…

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Q: A 0.98-kg beaker containing 1.98 kg of oil (density = 916.0 kg/m³) rests on a scale. A 1.99-kg block…

A: Answer: upper scale: 17.23 N bottom scale: 46.24 N

Q: The USS Gerald Ford displaces 100,000 metric tons of water when fully loaded. What is the maximum…

A: Given data: Mass of displaced water = 100,000 metric tons Need to determine the buoyancy force on…

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

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Q: Two identical semicircular windows are placed at the same depth in the vertical wall of an aquarium…

A: Both of them will have same fluid force

Q: Two identical cubes are placed in different liquids with different densities. Is the buoyant force…

A: Both the cubes are identical that is the mass and volume of both the blocks are equal. The densities…

Q: A rock is thrown into a deep lake. As she sinks each increasingly in water, the buoyant force on it…

A: Introduction: The buoyancy force is defined as the upward force exerted by the liquid on the object,…

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: What happens to a body when its density is greater than the density of the fluid? [A] it floats [B]…

A: Density is an important property of any substance each liquid has its own density. The object will…

Q: A rock weighing 0.54 N in air is submerged in a fluid of density 1.58 g/cm3 and supported by a…

A: W = 0.54 N  pL = 1.58 g/cc = 1580 kg/m3 V= 3.2cc = 3.2 × 10-6 m3

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: A 0.98-kg beaker containing 1.98 kg of oil (density = 916.0 kg/m3) rests on a scale. A 1.99-kg block…

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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: If an object submerged in water displaces 20 kg of water, then the buoyant force that acts on the…

A: The buoyant force must be equal in magnitude to the weight of the water displaced. The weight of the…

Q: The bottom of a flat copper box has area equal to 5.0 m2 and mass equal to 60 kg. If a pair of…

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Q: If there were no gravity, which of the following will not be there for a fluid?   A) Viscosity B)…

A: Introduction: Gravity is defined as the force of attraction applied by the Earth on the objects near…

Q: Find the equilibrium readings of both scales.

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

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Q: Will the same ship float higher in salt water than in freshwater? Explain your answer.

A: Buoyant force is equal to weight of volume of liquid displaced. Since the ship is floating buoyant…

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

A: Buoyant force is the upward force the fluid exerts on the object placed in it. According to…

Q: A Moving to another question will save this response. Question 9 Choose the correct answer: Buoyant…

A: Buoyant force is the force applied by liquid on object partially or completely submerged inside the…

Q: Calculate the fluid force on a side of the plate in the figure below, submerged in fluid of mass…

A: Given: Density of the fluid ρ = 975 kg/m3 Acceleration due to gravity = 9.8 m/s2

Q: Why is there no horizontal buoyant force on a submerged object?

A: The water is dependence of depth, thus, there is more pressure up against the bottom of the…

Q: Choose the correct answer: Buoyant force > Weight of the displaced fluid. O True O False O Incorrect…

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Q: A stone of weight 69 N is tied to a scale and lowered completely into water. The reading of the…

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Q: 3. Consider the block of wood that floats with 60% of its volume above water. (the volume of the…

A: (a) The volume of water is same as the volume of block submerged                     i.e., 0.05 m3…

Q: What happens to an object that is immersed in a liquid and the buoyant force that it experiences is…

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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: For an object that is just dropped on a liquid, how does both the density of the object and liquid…

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Q: A humpback whale weighs about 5.4 x 105 N. Determine the buoyant force required to support the whale…

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