Saturday, April 20, 2013

Law of buoyancy

                                           Law of buoyancy

The law of buoyancy states that if the amount of water we displace , when we get immersed in water ,  weighs more than we weigh , then we will float.
Buoyancy is an upward force exerted by a fluid, that opposes the weight of an immersed object. An object whose density is greater than that of the fluid in which it is submerged , tends to sink. If the object is less denser than the liquid , or shaped appropriately as happens in a boat , the force can keep the object afloat.

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