A simplified description of bodies floating in the water

Abstract The Archimedes' principle and the concepts of equilibrium of forces and density are used to a simple theoretical description of the process of body floating in the water. The analysis is performed for containers easily found in quotidian and is based on the proportion among the air vol...

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Main Author: Eduardo De Paiva
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Física
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ensino de Física
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-11172019000400422&lng=en&tlng=en