Two crates are submerged under water. The crates are identical in size, but Crate A is filled with iron and Crate B has only air inside. Which crate has a greater buoyant force acting on it? A) There is no way of knowing which object has a greater buoyant force acting on it until we can determine if they float. If both objects float, they have the same amount of buoyant force acting on them. B) Both crates have the same amount of buoyant force acting on them because they are the same size and displace the same amount of water. C) Crate A has a greater buoyant force acting on it because it is filled with iron, making it heavier. Buoyant force depends on the weight of the object. D) Crate B has a greater buoyant force acting on it because it is filled with air, so it will float. The object that floats will always have a greater buoyant force acting on it.
Fluid Pressure
The term fluid pressure is coined as, the measurement of the force per unit area of a given surface of a closed container. It is a branch of physics that helps to study the properties of fluid under various conditions of force.
Gauge Pressure
Pressure is the physical force acting per unit area on a body; the applied force is perpendicular to the surface of the object per unit area. The air around us at sea level exerts a pressure (atmospheric pressure) of about 14.7 psi but this doesn’t seem to bother anyone as the bodily fluids are constantly pushing outwards with the same force but if one swims down into the ocean a few feet below the surface one can notice the difference, there is increased pressure on the eardrum, this is due to an increase in hydrostatic pressure.
Two crates are submerged under water. The crates are identical in size, but Crate A is filled with iron and Crate B has only air inside. Which crate has a greater buoyant force acting on it?
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