Question

You are camping in the breathtaking mountains if Colorado. You spy an unopened diet soda can floating motionless below the surface of a lake. What is the direction and amount of force the water exerts on it?A. ZeroB. Down, equal to the can's weightC. Up, equal to the can's weightD. Not enough information is given

Answer 1

C

Step-by-step explanation:

When the can is floating below the surface of the lake the principle of buoyancy applies. The water will be exerting force in the upward direction equals to the weight if the can.