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Oct 3, 2023 · Archimedes' principle, also called the principle of Archimedes or the Archimedean principle, states that the upthrust or buoyant force on an object in a fluid is equal to the weight of the displaced fluid.
Mar 15, 2024 · Archimedes’ principle, physical law of buoyancy stating that any body submerged in fluid (gas or liquid) at rest is acted upon by an upward, or buoyant, force, the magnitude of which is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the body.
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- What led to Archimedes’ discovering his principle?King Heiron II of Syracuse had a pure gold crown made, but he thought that the crown maker might have tricked him and used some silver. Heiron aske...
- What is Archimedes’ principle?A body at rest in a fluid is acted upon by a force pushing upward called the buoyant force, which is equal to the weight of the fluid that the body...
- What is Archimedes’ principle used for?Archimedes’ principle is very useful for calculating the volume of an object that does not have a regular shape. The oddly shaped object can be sub...
- What is the formula for buoyant force?The buoyancy force (B) is equal to the weight (W) of the fluid that a body in that fluid displaces. The weight W can be written in terms of the den...
Sep 12, 2022 · Archimedes’ Principle. The buoyant force on an object equals the weight of the fluid it displaces. In equation form, Archimedes’ principle is \[F_{B} = w_{fl},\] where F B is the buoyant force and w fl is the weight of the fluid displaced by the object.
Archimedes principle deals with the forces applied to an object by fluids surrounding it. The value of thrust force is given by the Archimedes law which was discovered by Archimedes of Syracuse of Greece.
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- What does Archimedes Principle state?Archimedes’ principle states that an object submerged in a fluid, fully or partially, experiences an upward buoyant force that is equal in magnitud...
- Who discovered the Archimedes’ Principle?Greek mathematician Archimedes discovered the Archimedes’ principle.
- How does the Archimedes’ principle apply to ships?Archimedes continued to do more experiments and came up with a buoyancy principle that a ship will float when the weight of the water it displaces...
- Where is the Archimedes’ principle used?Archimedes’ principle is used in the design principle of ships and submarines. Hydrometers are based on the principle of Archimedes.
- How can the Archimedes’ Principle be used to determine the density?The weight of the fluid displaced is equal to the buoyant force on a submerged object. The mass divided by the volume thus determined gives a measu...
Archimedes’ principle states that a body wholly or par-tially submerged in a fluid is buoyed up by a force equal in magnitude to the weight of the fluid displaced by the body. It is the buoyant force that keeps ships afloat (ob-ject partially submerged in liquid) and hot air balloons aloft (object wholly submerged in gas).
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Archimedes principle: The buoyant force on the ship (a) is equal to the weight of the water displaced by the ship—shown as the dashed region in (b). The principle can be stated as a formula: \[\mathrm{F_B=w_{fl}}\]
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