Buoyancy Lab | Physics Simulations

Blue arrow: buoyant force · Yellow arrow: weight

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Object density 700 kg/m³

Object volume 1.0 m³

Fluid density 1000 kg/m³

Gravity 9.81 m/s²

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Object mass0.0 kg

Object weight0.0 N

Buoyant force0.0 N

Submerged volume0.00 m³

Submerged fraction0%

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\(F_B = \rho_\text{fluid} g V_\text{submerged}\). An object above the water has zero submerged volume, so it has zero buoyant force.