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Buoyancy mass (effective mass)

Description

The effective mass of an object which is submerged and suspended via a cord, is the mass of a reference object on the a dry-land pan of the balance that counterbalances the submerged object.

Related formulas

Variables

mbBuoyancy mass (kg)
m0True (vacuum) mass of the object (kg)
ρfDensity of the surrounding fluid (kg/m3)
ρ0Density of the object (kg/m3)