With the test object at rest in the water, how does the buoyant force compare to the gravity force (represented by the yellow vector pointing downward from the bottom of the test object)?

Question

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Gravity is stronger.

Buoyant force is stronger.

The two forces are equal in strength.
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Answer 1

The correct answer is:

The two forces are equal in strength.

When an object is at rest in water, it experiences a buoyant force equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the object. This buoyant force balances the gravitational force acting on the object, resulting in a state of equilibrium.