ARCHIMEDES PRINCIPLE

Archimedes principle states that:
“The upward buoyant force that is exerted on a body immersed in a fluid, whether partially or fully submerged, is equal to the weight of the fluid that the body displaces and acts in the upward direction at the center of mass of the displaced fluid”

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EXPLANATION

Archimedes' principle allows the buoyancy of any floating object partially or fully immersed in a fluid to be calculated. The downward force on the object is simply its weight. The upward, or buoyant, force on the object is that stated by Archimedes' principle, above. Thus, the net force on the object is the difference between the magnitudes of the buoyant force and its weight. If this net force is positive, the object rises; if negative, the object sinks; and if zero, the object is neutrally buoyant—that is, it remains in place without either rising or sinking. In simple words, Archimedes' principle states that, when a body is partially or completely immersed in a fluid, it experiences an apparent loss in weight that is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the immersed part of the body(s).

  • Archimedes law states that the buoyant force on an object is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the object.
  • Mathematically written as:
  • Fb=ρ×g×V

    where

  • Fb = buoyant force
  • ρ = the density of the fluid
  • V = submerged volume
  • g = acceleration due to gravity
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    *We also know the thrust force as the buoyant force as it is responsible
    for objects to float.
    Thus, this equation is the law of buoyancy.