B U O YA N C Y

Buoyancy
The apparent loss of weight of

objects when submerged in a

liquid.
The liquid exerts an upward

force that is opposite in direction

to gravity. This upward force is
called the buoyant force

Bouyant force

Archim ides principle

An immersed object is

buoyed up by a force equal

to the weight of the fluid it
displaces.

D oes it sink,or does it fl

oat?
1. An object more dense than the

fluid in which it is immersed sinks.

2. An object less dense than the fluid
in which it is immersed floats.
3. An object with density equal to
the density of the fluid in which it
is immersed neither sinks nor
floats.

Form ula

Fb= buoyant force (N)

fluid= density of the fluid (kg/m3)
v= volume (m3)
g= gravity (9.81 m/s2)

Exam ples
1. Find the bouyant force on a

body with a volume of 0.3

m3, whe it is summerged in a
liquid with a density of 1100
kg/m3.

2. A rock of 70 kg is in the

bottom of a lake. Its volume

is 0.03 m3. What is the force
needed to raise the rock?

3. A 1200 kg piece of wood with

a density of 0.6x103 kg/m3

floats in a river. What volume
of wood is under water?

Problem s
1.- A 1.9 kg piece of wood from a sunken

pirate ship has a volume of 2.16 x 10-3 m3.

Will this piece of wood float to the surface of
the water or remain submerged with the
ship?

2.- Ursula drops a 0.0330 kg ice cube into her

glass of soda water. The ice cube has

dimensions of 3cm x 3cm x 4cm. What is the
volume of the ice out of water? What is the
force needed to sink completely the ice cube?

 3.- Eileen is floating on her back in

the beautiful blue Caribbean during

her spring vacation. If Eileens
density is 980 kg/m3 and she has a
volume of 0.060 m3. What is the
buoyant force that supports her in
the sea water? What is volume of
Eileen under water?