alleryStart learning →Archimedes' principle relates the buoyant force to the weight of:
AThe object itself
BThe container walls
CThe surrounding air
DThe fluid displaced
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. The fluid displaced
1. Buoyancy is measured against what the object pushes aside.
2. The buoyant force on a submerged object arises from pressure differences with depth.
3. The statement of Archimedes' principle equates it to the weight of the fluid displaced.
4. So a bigger displaced volume means a bigger buoyant force.
_Source: OpenStax College Physics for AP Courses 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 11 'Fluid Statics', sections 11.1-11.9_
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