Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Buoyancy
- It is a force acting on an object immersed in the fluid making it rise or move upward
- The net upward force is equal to the magnitude of the weight of the fluid that is displaced by the body
- Depends on
- Density of the fluid
- Volume of the fluid
- Acceleration due to gravity
- Derived from the Spanish word 'boyar' which means 'to float'
- SI unit- N
- The buoyant force on a fluid is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced.