Question

Archimedes' principle tells us about the buoyant force that acts on a body in a liquid. List at least three factors which the force depends on. $\left[3\text{marks}\right]$

Answer 1

The three factors that the buoyant force of a liquid depends upon are:

1. The size or volume of the body immersed in the liquid, $\left[1\text{mark}\right]$
2. The density of the liquid which the body is immersed in, $\left[1\text{mark}\right]$ and
3. The acceleration due to gravity at the given place. $\left[1\text{mark}\right]$