Physics GCSE
displaced fluid
What displaced fluid means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of displaced fluid
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The fluid an object has pushed out of the way, whose weight equals the size of the upward resultant.
Topics that use displaced fluid
- Pressure in a fluid 2 (HT only) (AQA GCSE)
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