JAMB - Physics (2015 - No. 7)
Body floats in fluid when its …………………
Displaces its own volume of the liquid (fluid)
Displaces its own weight of the fluid
Displace its own density of the fluid
Is no longer subjected to gravity
Explication
Note:The principle of floatation states that a floating body displaces its own weight of the fluid or which its float.
For object to sink weight of the object (W) > upthrust of the fluid (v) i.e. w > u
(i.e. weight of the body (or object) mass of the fluid)
For object to sink weight of the object (W) > upthrust of the fluid (v) i.e. w > u
(i.e. weight of the body (or object) mass of the fluid)