Buoyant Force Demonstration with Steel and Oak Spheres (11:53)

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Discover the fascinating interplay between buoyant force, Newton’s third law, and free body diagrams in this hands-on physics demonstration. We explore how forces interact when a steel or oak sphere displaces water in a beaker on a digital scale. Perfect for physics students seeking to deepen their understanding of buoyancy and force analysis.

Chapters:
0:00 Just the Beaker and Water
2:28 Suspending a Steel Sphere in the Water
4:35 Downward Buoyant Force?
5:40 Adding the Oak Sphere
8:52 Oak sphere detaches from Bottom

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