Archimedes’ principle states the buoyant force is equal to the weight of fluid displaced by the object. In this work, we will develop this principle using energy considerations.
Topics
Gravitation
References
1.
Nelkon
and Parker
, Advanced Level Physics
, 6th ed. (Heinemann Educational
1988
), pp. 107
–108
.2.
Erlend H.
Graf
, “Just what did Archimedes say about buoyancy?
” Phys. Teach.
42
, 296
(May
2004
).© 2018 American Association of Physics Teachers.
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