Buoyancy Calculator | iCalculator™

The Buoyancy Calculator will calculate:

The immersed volume of a floating object
Buoyant force exerted by a fluid on objects immersed in them
Mass of the displaced liquid when an object is immersed in it

Buoyancy Calculator
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Calculator Precision (Decimal Places)
Mass of the immersed or floating object (m_obj) kg
Total volume of the immersed or floating object (V_obj) m³
Density of liquid (ρ_liq) kg/m³
Gravitational field strength (g) m/s²

Buoyancy Calculator Results (detailed calculations and formula below)
The immersed part of a floating object expressed in percentage calculations
The immersed part of a floating object expressed in percentage is m³
The buoyant force exerted by a fluid on objects completely immersed is N
The mass of the displaced liquid when an object is completely immersed is kg
V_im = **m_obj/ρ_liq** V_im = / V_im =
The buoyant force exerted by a fluid on objects completely immersed calculations
F_b = ρ_liq × V_obj × g F_b = × × F_b =
The mass of the displaced liquid when an object is completely immersed calculations
m_disp = ρ_liq × V_obj m_disp = × m_disp =
Buoyancy Calculator Input Values
Mass of the immersed or floating object (m_obj) kg
Total volume of the immersed or floating object (V_obj) m
Density of liquid (ρ_liq) kg/m³
Gravitational field strength (g) m/s²

Please note that the formula for each calculation along with detailed calculations are available below. As you enter the specific factors of each buoyancy calculation, the Buoyancy Calculator will automatically calculate the results and update the Physics formula elements with each element of the buoyancy calculation. You can then email or print this buoyancy calculation as required for later use.

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Discover Physics with free Physics Revision Notes and Physics Calculator: Buoyancy. This image shows the properties and buoyancy formula for the Buoyancy. The Buoyancy Calculator will calculate the immersed volume of a floating object, the Buoyant force exerted by a fluid on objects immersed in them and the Mass of the displaced liquid when an object is immersed in it

Buoyancy Calculator Limitations

The Buoyancy Calculator only works if the liquid depth is greater than the object's height.

The immersed part of a floating object expressed in percentage Formula and Calculation

V_im = m_obj/ρ_liq

The buoyant force exerted by a fluid on objects completely immersed Formula and Calculation

F_b = ρ_liq × V_obj × g

The mass of the displaced liquid when an object is completely immersed Formula and Calculation

m_disp = ρ_liq × V_obj

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