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In what direction does the buoyant force on an object immersed in a liquid act?
Given:
An object immersed in a liquid.
To do:
To state the direction of the buoyant force acting on the object immersed in the water.
Solution:
When an object is immersed in a fluid such as water, two force acts on the object-
1. Buoyant force
2. Weight of the body
Let us discuss a little about the force acting on a body immersed in water and its directions-
1. Buoyant force:
When any object is immersed in a fluid, then a buoyant force is exerted by the liquid in a vertically upward direction to oppose the weight of the object.
2. Weight of the body:
When an object is immersed in a fluid, it exerts its weight vertically in a downward direction.
Direction of the buoyant force:
from the above discussion, we can conclude that the fluid exerts a buoyant force on the object vertically in an upward direction.
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