Why Objects Float?
If the weight of water displaced by a submerged object is less than the weight of the water displaced, then it will float. If you don’t understand this read more • 5 of 7 by Brent Objects float because they displace water. The water surrounding the object pushes on the object with a normal force equal to the weight of the water the object displaces. A normal force is just a reactionary force, in this case read more • 6 of 7 by Keith Godsoe When you place an objects in a fluid (liquid or gas) it will float if and only if the buoyant force acting upwards on the object is larger than the force of gravity trying to pull the object down. – Buoyancy is the term used to read more • 7 of 7 by Wass Objects float because of density.If the density of the object is less than the medium it is floating in then it will float.Density is determined by mass divided by volume.
