Buoyancy Force and the Archimedes Principle

Buoyancy Force and the Archimedes Principle
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Buoyancy Force and the Archimedes Principle
Introduction
According to Archimedes’ principle, any object completely or partially submerged in a fluid (gas or liquid) at rest is acted upon by an upward, or buoyant, force the magnitude of which is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the object. Usually, the volume of displaced fluid is equivalent to the volume of an object fully immersed in a fluid or to that fraction of the volume below the surface for an object partially submerged in a liquid. The scholar further established that the buoyant force, in that case, is equivalent to the weight of the displaced portion of the fluid. Moreover, the buoyant force exerted on a floating object in a liquid or gas is also equivalent in magnitude to the weight of the floating object though in the opposite direction. This principle balances a floating object neither sinks nor rises. The buoyant force, which always opposes gravity, is nevertheless caused by gravity. The fluid pressure often increases with depth because of the weight if the fluid above. This increasing pressure of fluid applies a force on a submerged object that increases with depth. The resultant is buoyancy force of floating objects. The essay herein will, therefore, analyze an experimental observation about buoyancy force.
Describe how the dependent variable responded due to changes in the independent variable
The primary purpose of this lab experiment is to determine the buoyant force on an object. The experiment will incorporate both Newton's second law and Archimedes principle. Newton's second law states that a force is equal to mass multiplied by acceleration. Meanwhile, Archimedes principle further implores that the buoyant force is equal to the weight of the fluid that is displaced. Newton's second law and Archimedes Principle can be used to the density of an unknown liquid. This can be obtained by using the objects true weight minus the weight of the object in the liquid divided by the objects true weight minus the weight of the object in the water all times the density of water.
15. What were the sources of error in the experiment?
In this lab experiment, the possible sources of error are the measuring equipment, as some of the values are likely to be slightly inaccurate because no piece of measuring ...