Archimedes' Principle( W,(W2? The buoyant force is equal to the difference in the pressures times the area B=(p2-p1)A=pg(y2-y1)A FB= Pliquidg Vliquid=Liquid.g=Wliq Archimedes The buoyant force is equal to the weight of the liquid displaced y1 The buoyant force determines whether an object will sink or float How does this work? Physics 121: Lecture 21, Pg 3Physics 121: Lecture 21, Pg 3 The buoyant force is equal to the difference in the pressures times the area. W1 W2? FB = (p2 − p1 ) A = g(y2 - y1 )A FB liquidgVliquid Mliquid g = Wliquid =  =  Archimedes: The buoyant force is equal to the weight of the liquid displaced. The buoyant force determines whether an object will sink or float. How does this work? y 1 y 2 A p 1 p 2 F 1 F 2 Archimedes’ Principle