2007-05-15 00:14:42 · 5 answers · asked by mocha 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
According to Archimedes's principal body will float on water only if it displaces the weight of water equal to its weight. so any body having definite volume will displace some water. hence if it is weighed then it will show less weight.
2007-05-15 00:18:26 · answer #1 · answered by Mihir Durve 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is due to Buoyancy. A good way to derive Archie's principle is to consider the gravitation work W done on a submerged object as it sinks (don't forget potential energy *gain* of water as it sinks). Force (aka weight) is dW/dx.
2007-05-15 02:51:34 · answer #2 · answered by Dr. R 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
water, being much densier than air, supports the weight of an object much better than air. this support is due to the denisty of the molecules and also "water bonding" due to the free electrons in a water molecule that tend to bond to another h2o molecule
2007-05-15 00:23:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A reverse Force to the weight of object will affect on the object. that's because of the elasticity of the water.
2007-05-15 00:20:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
When you choose an answer, please choose the simplest one because it is the right one. Don't look for according to who answers for they are not sure.
Like the answer of Dr. R, stop at the first sentence.
2007-05-18 19:56:33 · answer #5 · answered by mmrtnz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋