Amy wants to know whether or not an item will float when placed in a fluid. Which of the comparisons below, when true, will mean that the item will float?

A. The buoyant force is stronger than the force of gravity.
B. The force of gravity is stronger than the buoyant force.
C. The object is made of stone or metal, which always sink.
D. The mass of the item is greater than its gravity.

Question

Amy wants to know whether or not an item will float when placed in a fluid. Which of the comparisons below, when true, will mean that the item will float?

 		A.	The buoyant force is stronger than the force of gravity.
 		B.	The force of gravity is stronger than the buoyant force.
 		C.	The object is made of stone or metal, which always sink.
 		D.	The mass of the item is greater than its gravity.

shamim · Answer

Do u hv any idea abt buoyant force

shamim · Answer

If weight of a body in air=6N

lilday12 · Answer

no

shamim · Answer

Weight of that body in water=4N

shamim · Answer

Buoyancy=?

lilday12 · Answer

it be B

shamim · Answer

U should follow my discussion first

shamim · Answer

I will give u result later

shamim · Answer

Buoyancy=upthrust force by water

shamim · Answer

Buoyant force is acting along upward

shamim · Answer

Force due to gravity is acting along downward

shamim · Answer

2 forces r in oposit direction