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Mechanical Properties of Fluids: Buoyancy MCQ

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BuoyancyHardQuestion 6445

Question

Submarine dives by flooding ballast tanks with seawater. This works by:
  1. A
    Increasing thrust
  2. B
    Increasing average density until it exceeds seawater
    Correct
  3. C
    Reducing buoyancy force
  4. D
    Pascal's law

Correct answer

Increasing average density until it exceeds seawater

Explanation

Flooding ballast tanks increases average density above seawater → submarine sinks.

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