Question

Archimede's principle states that: "The upward buoyant force that is exerted on a body immersed in a fluid, whether fully or partially submerged, is equal to the volume of the fluid that the body displaces."

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is B

False

Archimede's principle relates the buoyant force exerted on the immersed part of a body (in fluid) to the weight of the immersed part and not to the volume of fluid that the immersed part displaces. Moreover, we must note that buoyant force must be equated with another force (in this case, weight) and not volume.