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How to Understand Floating and Sinking

How to Understand Floating and Sinking

Understanding density The Greek mathematician Archimedes discovered in the second century BC that when a body is immersed in a fluid, a force equal to the weight of the fluid displaced buoys the body up. This principle applies to both floating and submerged bodies and to all liquids and gases. A fully equipped diver is […]