alleryStart learning →The buoyant force is described as always present whether an object floats, sinks or is:
ADissolved in the fluid
BSuspended in the fluid
CRemoved from the fluid
DFrozen inside the fluid
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Suspended in the fluid
1. Buoyancy does not switch off when an object sinks.
2. The buoyant force arises from pressure differences with depth.
3. The buoyant force is always present whether the object floats, sinks, or is suspended in a fluid.
4. Sinking simply means weight exceeds that 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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