Ever wondered how huge ships manage to stay afloat in water, while a small iron nail sinks? Puzzling as it may appear, you can easily explain this, and many other similar phenomena, with the help of the Archimedes' Principle of Flotation. So, what is the Archimedes' Principle all about? Principle of Flotation: Definition The Archimedes' principle states that any object, wholly or partially immersed in a fluid, experiences an upward force equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by it.Here the term 'fluid' refers to all liquids and gases. For an object that is completely submerged in a … [Read more...]