Consider two identical spherical balls submerged in water at different depths.

Will the buoyant forces acting on these two balls be the same or different? Justify your answer.

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Christian Lucero

31 May, 10:50

Consider two identical spherical balls submerged in water at different depths.

Will the buoyant forces acting on these two balls be the same or different? Justify your answer.

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Clare Summers · Answer 1

Yes.

Explanation:

-The buoyant force on the two spheres is same when submerged at different depths.

-The magnitude of buoyant force does not depend upon the depth of water.

-Both both the balls have same volume they displace the liquid of same volume.

Consider two identical spherical balls submerged in water at different depths.Will the buoyant forces acting on these two balls be the same or different? Justify your answer.

Consider two identical spherical balls submerged in water at different depths.

Will the buoyant forces acting on these two balls be the same or different? Justify your answer.