Physics A-Level
Archimedes’ principle and weight of fluid displaced
What Archimedes’ principle and weight of fluid displaced means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Archimedes’ principle and weight of fluid displaced
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The upthrust equals the weight of fluid displaced by the object.
Topics that use Archimedes’ principle and weight of fluid displaced
- Density and pressure (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Density
- Density as a material property
- Origin of upthrust from a pressure difference
- p = F/A
- Pressure
- Pressure variation with depth in a fluid
- Conditions for floating and sinking
- Pascal
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