An object weighs $30 N$ . It displaces a volume of water that weighs $25 N$ .
(i) what is the buoyant force on the object?
(ii) will this object float or sink? Explain your answer.

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(i) $25 N$
(ii) it will sink because its weight is greater than the buoyant force acting on it.

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An object weighs 30N. It displaces a volume of water that weighs 25N.(i) what is the buoyant force on the object?(ii) will this object float or sink? Explain your answer.

(i) 25N(ii) it will sink because its weight is greater than the buoyant force acting on it.

An object weighs $30 N$ . It displaces a volume of water that weighs $25 N$ .
(i) what is the buoyant force on the object?
(ii) will this object float or sink? Explain your answer.

(i) $25 N$
(ii) it will sink because its weight is greater than the buoyant force acting on it.