Tuesday 23 April 2013

ARCHIMEDES’ PRINCIPLE

ARCHIMEDES' PRINCIPLE STATES THAT AN OBJECT WHICH IS PARTIALLY OR WHOLLY IMMERSED IN A FLUID (LIQUID OR GAS) IS ACTED UPON BY AN UPWARD BUOYANT FORCE EQUALS TO THE WEIGHT OF THE FLUID IT DISPLACES. THE BUOYANT FORCE IS CREATED BY THE INCREASE OF PRESSURE WITH DEPTH.

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