Lead Life Jacket
You are completely immersed in water and then put on a lead "life jacket". How has the addition of the lead "life jacket" affected your overall buoyant force?
You are completely immersed in water and then put on a lead "life jacket". How has the addition of the lead "life jacket" affected your overall buoyant force?
A) It increased.
A) It increased.
B) It remained the same.
B) It remained the same.
C) It decreased.
C) It decreased.
Solution: A. Buoyant force = Fb = ρfVdg. The only variable that changes is the volume displaced and it increases, so the buoyant force increases. Unfortunately, the lead life jacket increases the total weight force even more.
Solution: A. Buoyant force = Fb = ρfVdg. The only variable that changes is the volume displaced and it increases, so the buoyant force increases. Unfortunately, the lead life jacket increases the total weight force even more.