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Buoyant force is equal to the weight of water displaced. Since gravity has the same effect on both the water and the object it is negligible.

Which leaves the determining factor as the mass per unit volume, which is density. So if the object floats it must be less dense than water.

2007-02-12 23:47:17 · answer #1 · answered by Brian K² 6 · 0 0

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