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The center of buoyancy is the center of volume of displaced water of the hull (of a vessel). Gravity pulls down on a floating object. The fluid it is floating on pushes it up and it floats (assuming it is bouyant). Both gravity and bouyancy (the two forces at work) will have an effective center. The center of gravity is not required to be lower than the center of bouyancy and in general most ship's center of gravity is above the center of bouyancy. The ship will heel until the Metacenter (which is a function of the actual Waterplane area) is at or above the center of gravity. It might be advantageous to look at the center of gravity with respect to the center of bouyancy in ship hull stability and thereby get a better grasp of the particulars. Use the link below to our friends at Wikipedia and look at some diagrams concerning the stability of ships in terms of where the centers of bouyancy and gravity are in relation to each other.
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How or where is buoyancy used in real life?
Buoyancy is used for many life examples, submarines, swimmers would like to know about it, and the army would use it. Those are some life examples that of real life that buoyancy would be used! Hope this helps!
What the Archimedes principle?
Archimedes Principal is the principal for buoyancy
An object's resistance to sinking is called?
Buoyancy.
What happens if buoyancy is greater or lesser?
The object will float or sink.
What is a real world example of buoyancy?
Ships, boats etc.
What does buoyancy help with?
High buoyancy=easy to float
How does salt reduce buoyancy in water?
Salt actually increases buoyancy.
How is buoyancy related to floating?
They are related because buoyancy makes something sink or float.
What branch of science is buoyancy classified under?
The phenomenon of buoyancy would be classified under the category of hydraulics.
What is the meaning of the word 'buoyancy'?
The word buoyancy refers to something having the ability to float on water or other liquids. It also refers to the ability of a liquid to keep something afloat.
Is the magnitude of buoyancy experienced by the objects constant for a particular liquid?
It depends on the objects' volume. Different objects that have the same volume, if submerged, experience the same buoyancy. The buoyancy is equal to the weight of the displaced liquit; in other words, volume (of submerged object, or of the submerged part) x density of the liquid x gravity.
How do crcodiles sink and stay underwater?
the greater the density,the greater the buoyancy == ==
What force is keeping a bouncy ball on top of the water?
The force of buoyancy.
Will a cut up float noodle still work?
Yes, but with less buoyancy.
Why do objects wiegh less in water?
The force of Buoyancy subtracts from the gravitational weight.
What are the similarities between water and buoyancy?
buoyant means something floats on water.....
How do you spell floated?
That is the correct spelling of "floated" (was held on the surface of a liquid, or in the air, by buoyancy).
