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what is the relationship between density and buoyancy?

2006-11-16 13:22:53 · 5 answers · asked by jwli920 2 in Science & Mathematics Physics

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Density has to do with the physical makeup of a given object. Buoyancy is the property of displacing water in being able to float. The reason a large steel carrier can float in the water is due to its density characteristics and the resulting floating properties as expressed in its buoyancy. The fact that the ship being a steel shell, weighs less than the amount of displaced water, therefore resulting in the resistance of the water causing the steel superstructure to float.

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2006-11-16 13:29:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

Buoyancy provides an upward force on the object. The magnitude of this force is equal to the weight of the displaced fluid. (Displacement is the term used for the weight of the displaced fluid and, thus, is an equivalent term to buoyancy.) The buoyancy of an object depends, therefore, only upon two factors: the object's volume, and the density of the surrounding fluid. The greater the object's volume, the higher the buoyancy. The higher the surrounding density, the greater the buoyancy.

2006-11-16 13:31:36 · answer #2 · answered by wilkes_in_london 3 · 0 1

It's very simple. As density goes up, buoyancy goes down. Density is mass per unit volume. Buoyancy is the force required for a liquid to exert upward in order to keep an object afloat. If it's too dense, it will sink.

2006-11-16 13:26:18 · answer #3 · answered by countryboy_ga1014 2 · 1 0

Hi. Density is a material's mass per unit volume. Buoyancy is when that mass is less than the fluid in which the mass is placed in. An iron boat is buoyant because it displaces more water than it weighs.

2006-11-16 13:27:09 · answer #4 · answered by Cirric 7 · 1 0

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2016-05-21 21:46:42 · answer #5 · answered by Karin 4 · 0 0

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