Does the buoyant force on a floating object depend on the weight?
The buoyant force depends on the mass of the object. The buoyant force depends on the weight of the object. The buoyant force is independent of the density of the liquid. The buoyant force depends on the volume of the liquid displaced.
What does the buoyant force on an object depend on?
Notice how the buoyant force only depends on the density of the fluid ρ in which the object is submerged, the acceleration due to gravity g, and the volume of the displaced fluid V f V_f VfV, start subscript, f, end subscript. Surprisingly the buoyant force doesn’t depend on the overall depth of the object submerged.
How much liquid does a completely submerged object displace?
The amount of fluid displaced is directly related (via Archimedes’ principle) to its volume. In the case of an object that sinks (is totally submerged), the volume of the object is displaced. In the case of an object that floats, the amount of fluid displaced will be equal in weight to the displacing object.
What is more likely to hurt being stepped on by a 200 pound man wearing loafers or being stepped on by a 100 pound woman wearing high heels?
Which is more likely to hurt: being stepped on by a 200-lb man wearing loafers or being stepped on by a 100-lb woman wearing high heels? Being stepped by 100lb woman wearing heels would hurt more because the pressure will be greater in this case. Pressure=force/area.
Why will a block of iron float in mercury but sink in water quizlet?
Aluminum displaces more water. why will a block of iron float in mercury but sink in water? the density of mercury bigger than iron, while the density of iron is bigger than water. Therefore, iron floats in mercury, but sinks in water.
What makes a heavy ship to float in water?
The air that is inside a ship is much less dense than water. That’s what keeps it floating! As a ship is set in water, it pushes down and displaces an amount of water equal to its weight.
Why is it so easy for the sunbather to stay afloat?
Because objects float better on a dense surface, they float better on salt water than fresh water. The denser the salt water, the easier it is for objects to float on top of it.
Is salt water denser than sugar water?
*slightly* salty water is denser than slightly sugary water, but strong sugar water, syrup, is far denser than a strong brine.
Can you float on water forever?
“The trick is to not panic; as long as you don’t panic, you can float forever, until you are rescued or until you find the energy to swim to shore.”
Can humans float on water?
As long as the water your body displaces weighs more than you do, you float. This is, in short Archimedes’ Law. A human submerged in water weighs less (and is less ‘dense’) than the water itself, because the lungs are full of air like a balloon, and like a balloon, the air in lungs lifts you to the surface naturally.