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Use "buoyancy" for any question where an object is suspended or submerged in a fluid. Buoyant force is the force that acts upward on a partially or completely submerged object.

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Why does density decide whether something floats or sinks? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Balloons and lifting gases I know that the density of an object dictates whether or not it will float, but why? My idea is: an object with a lower density has a spread ou …
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