What is the scientific name of upwards force acting on a object immersed in a liquid
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When an object is immersed in a liquid, the upward force acting in an object is called Buoyant Force. It is created from a pressure which is applied on an object by a liquid when it is immersed in it.
It is basically the ability of a body to float or sink in a liquid. Hence, whether the object floats or sink, buoyant force is always present.
Types Of Buoyant Force:
1. An object is said to be positively buoyant if it floats. It means that the force created by the pressure exerted by the liquid from the bottom is more then the force created by the pressure exerted by the liquid from the top. For example, ships, cork of a bottle etc.
2. An object is said to be negatively buoyant if it sinks. It means that the force created by the pressure exerted by the liquid from the bottom is less then the force created by the pressure exerted by the liquid from the top. In other words we can say that the buoyant force is less then the gravitational force. For example if we through a pebble into a pond, it will sink at the bottom.
3. An object is said to be neutrally buoyant if the buoyant force is equal to the gravitational force. Then the object neither floats nor sinks. For example submarines.
It is basically the ability of a body to float or sink in a liquid. Hence, whether the object floats or sink, buoyant force is always present.
Types Of Buoyant Force:
1. An object is said to be positively buoyant if it floats. It means that the force created by the pressure exerted by the liquid from the bottom is more then the force created by the pressure exerted by the liquid from the top. For example, ships, cork of a bottle etc.
2. An object is said to be negatively buoyant if it sinks. It means that the force created by the pressure exerted by the liquid from the bottom is less then the force created by the pressure exerted by the liquid from the top. In other words we can say that the buoyant force is less then the gravitational force. For example if we through a pebble into a pond, it will sink at the bottom.
3. An object is said to be neutrally buoyant if the buoyant force is equal to the gravitational force. Then the object neither floats nor sinks. For example submarines.
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The scientific name
of the upward force acting on an object immersed in a liquid or gas is
buoyancy. When the upward force from the fluid matches the downward force of
gravity on the mass of an object, it floats. For example, wood, oil, steel
ships float on water. Submarines in the sea rise to the surface from the depths.
Balloons filled with hot air float in the sky. All these floating effects are
due to buoyancy.
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