Question

A boat floating in fresh water displaces 16,000 N of water. How many newtons of salt water would it displace if it floats in salt water of specific gravity 1.10

Answer 1

It will displace the same weight of fresh water i.e.16000N. The point is the body 'floats'- which is the underlying assumption here, and by Archimedes Principle, for this body or vessel or whatever it may be, to float it should displace an equal weight of water

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