Monday, October 30, 2017

Equilibrium of floating Bodies

The equilibrium of floating bodies is of the following three types:

1) Stable Equilibrium: If the body floating in a liquid returns back to its original position, when given a small angular displacement, then the body is said to be in stable equilibrium.


2) Unstable equilibrium: If a body floating in a liquid does not return back to its original position and heels farther away when given a small angular displacement, then the body is said to be in unstable equilibrium.


3) If a body is floating in a liquid occupies a new position and remains at rest in this new position, when given a small angular displacement, then the body is said to be in neutral equilibrium.

This can be more understood through this picture:

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