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What force keeps an object floating in a fluid

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The force applied that is in one way pulling the matter.
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Density.
If the density is more than that of water than it sinks.
If it is less than it floats.

Density is the amount of mass in a certain space, therefore

D = M/V
Density = mass divided by volume
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