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Summary Of: BuoyancyThe net upward buoyancy force is equal to the magnitude of the weight of fluid displaced by the body... Buoyancy is important for many... also applied the principle of buoyancy in order to measure the accurate weight of an elephant... An object whose weight exceeds its buoyancy tends to sink... its buoyancy decreases as the density of the surrounding air decreases... Buoyancy depends on volume and so an object... s buoyancy reduces if it is compressed and increases if it expands... it has neutral buoyancy and will remain at that depth... Since buoyancy is a function of volume... s buoyancy reduces because the weight of the displaced air is reduced... density less than the fluid and has a buoyancy greater than its weight... then its buoyancy equals its weight... higher average density than the fluid has less buoyancy than weight and it will sink...Encyclodia Page On: Buoyancy
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