ANATOMY

GENERAL ANATOMY

BLOOD AND BODILY FLUIDS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
An object displaces a volume of fluid that ____
A
Is equal to its own volume
B
Is less than its own volume
C
Is greater than its own volume
D
Is more dense than itself
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -What is Archimedes ’ principle? A body at rest in a fluid is acted upon by a force pushing upward called the buoyant force, which is equal to the weight of the fluid that the body displaces. If the body is completely submerged, the volume of fluid displaced is equal to the volume of the body.

Detailed explanation-2: -Yes, the submerged volume of the object equals the volume of the water displaced. This equation applies if the object floats (is in equilibrium) regardless of how much of the object is submerged.

Detailed explanation-3: -Archimedes’ principle states that ‘Any body completely or partially submerged in a fluid at rest is acted upon by an upward force the magnitude of which is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the body’ as formulated by britannica.com.

Detailed explanation-4: -It is used in designing of ships and submarines. It is used in lactometers to determine the purity of milk. It is used in hydrometers to determine density of fluids. It is used in hydraulic lifts.

Detailed explanation-5: -Archimedes’ principle indicates that the upward buoyant force that is exerted on a body immersed in a fluid, whether fully or partially submerged, is equal to the weight of the fluid that the body displaces.

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