Question

define floatation and laws of floatation

Answer 1

When any boat displaces a weight of water equal to its own weight, it floats. This is often called the "principle of flotation": A floating object displaces a weight of fluid equal to its own weight. ... One common point of confusion regarding Archimedes' principle is the meaning of displaced volume.

Answer 2

if a substance density is less than the density of liquid then the body floats. this is called floatation.law is weight of the floating body=weight of the liquid displaced by its immersed part