State whether the following statements are true or false: (a) The buoyant force depends on the nature of object immersed in the liquid. (b) Archimedes’ principle can also be applied to gases.

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State whether the following statements are true or false: (a) The buoyant force depends on the nature of object immersed in the liquid. (b) Archimedes&#x2019; principle can also be applied to gases.

Philoid · Accepted Answer

(a) False (Since, Buoyancy depends on the volume of the object and the density of the fluid)

(b) True (As that's the entire basis of convection. A balloon full of hot air floats in cold air)

State whether the following statements are true or false:(a) The buoyant force depends on the nature of object immersed in the liquid.(b) Archimedes’ principle can also be applied to gases.

State whether the following statements are true or false:
(a) The buoyant force depends on the nature of object immersed in the liquid.

(b) Archimedes’ principle can also be applied to gases.