alleryStart learning →If the buoyant force exceeds an object's weight, the object will:
ARise and float
BSink to the bottom
CStay fully suspended
DDissolve completely
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Rise and float
1. Whether an object rises depends on which force wins.
2. The buoyant force acts upward while weight acts downward.
3. If the buoyant force is greater than the object's weight, the object will rise to the surface.
4. It then floats at the surface.
_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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