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Physics 207 - Lab 7 - Buoyancy: Data and Graph

1) This lab report explores how buoyant force changes in response to changes in acceleration due to gravity, fluid density, and bottle volume. 2) Three experiments were conducted: 1) measuring buoyant force on six planets, 2) measuring buoyant force using five fluids of varying density, and 3) measuring buoyant force using different bottle volumes. 3) The results show that buoyant force increases linearly with increases in gravity and bottle volume, but only increases significantly with large changes in very dense fluids like mercury.

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Physics 207 - Lab 7 - Buoyancy: Data and Graph

1) This lab report explores how buoyant force changes in response to changes in acceleration due to gravity, fluid density, and bottle volume. 2) Three experiments were conducted: 1) measuring buoyant force on six planets, 2) measuring buoyant force using five fluids of varying density, and 3) measuring buoyant force using different bottle volumes. 3) The results show that buoyant force increases linearly with increases in gravity and bottle volume, but only increases significantly with large changes in very dense fluids like mercury.

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TAHSIN RAHMAN

ID 24090415

Instructor Sudheesh Srivastava

PHYSICS 20700 GH

Physics 207 - Lab 7 – Buoyancy

Introduction: When we put any object on fluid it will float or sink. This can be
explained from Newtons law that the net force may push the object down or up.
The force that pushes the object up respect with the net force is called buoyancy
Force. Depending on the density of flued and object three cases may happen. If the
density of the object is lighter than flued the object will float. If the density of the
object is heavier than the flued it will sink. If the density is equal the object will be
suspended inside somewhere of the flued.
Procedure:
This lab was divided into three parts. In Part I, we explored how the buoyant force changes in
response to changes in acceleration due to gravity. Bottle volume (500 ml) and mass (1,000
grams) were kept constant while the location was varied, because each of the six planets has a
different acceleration due to gravity. In Part II, we explored how the buoyant force changes in
response to changes in fluid density. Location (Earth), bottle volume (100ml) and mass (2,000
grams) were kept constant as the type of fluid was varied, each with a different density (gasoline,
maple syrup, crude oil, fresh water, and mercury). Finally, Part III highlighted how the buoyant
force changes in response to changes in the bottle volume (the location, Earth, and mass of 1,000
grams were kept constant). We did 7 trails in order to obtain data.
Data and Graph:
Experiment1: Force vs acceleration due to Gravity [500 ml to 1000gm]
Buoyancy = force in air- force while submerged=10N-5N=5N
Planet Gravity(m/s^2) Force in Air W1 Force in fluid buoyancy
W2
Earth 9.80 10 5 5
Moon 1.62 1.62 0.8 0.82
Mars 3.71 3.8 2 1.8
Venus 8.87 8.8 4.8 4
Jupiter 24.79 24.80 12.80 12
Vesta 0.22 0.22 0.10 0.12
Force vs acceleration due to Gravity
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25

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Gravity

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10

0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14
Buoyancy

Experiment 2: Buoyant force vs. Density [100 ml to 2000 gm]


Fluid Type Density (kg/m3) Force in Air (N) Force in Fluid (N) Buoyant Force (N)
W1 W2 W1-W2
Gasoline 737 20 19 1
Maple Syrup 1333 20 18 2
Crude Oil 825 20 19 1
Water 1000 20 17 3
Mercury 13500 20 7 13
Buoyant force vs. Density
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12

10
Buoyancy

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0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000 14000 16000
Density

Experiment 3: Buoyant Force vs Bottle Volume [100ml to 1000gm]

Bottle Volume (mL) Force in Air (N), W1 Force in Fluid (N), W2 Buoyant Force (N) W1-
W2
100 11 10 1
206 11 9 2
301 11 8 3
408 11 7 4
503 11 6 5
549 11 5.5 5.5
600 11 5 6
Buoyant Force vs Bottle Volume
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Buoyant Force

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0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700
Bottle Volume

Conclusion: All three graphs highlight a linear relationship. The last two graphs, buoyancy vs bottle
volume and buoyancy vs fluid each have a very small slope, which means a very small change in delta y
over delta x. As bottle volume increased, the force in air remained the same but the force in water
began to decrease by 1, leading to a small increase in buoyant force. In the second graph, it took a very
big change in density (as with Mercury, 13,500 kg/m3) to see a significant change in the buoyant force,
as the force in air remailed the same for all the different fluids. The first graph displayed a slightly larger
slope, and that is since a different gravitational force will lead to a different value for force in air, and
different values for the force in fluid, leading to a greater change in y (buoyant force) over change in x
(acceleration due to gravity).

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