APPARENT WEIGHT IN WATER

Controls

Object mass m (kg) 4.0

Object volume V (L) 2.0

Submerged fraction 100%

Auto submerged fraction from mass and volume

With Auto on, changing mass or volume changes the submerged fraction using the object's density. Turn Auto off to control the submerged fraction manually.

Physics Model
W = mg
F_b = ρ_wV_subg
T = W − F_b

Apparent weight is the spring-scale reading:
W_app = T

Auto submersion:
f = ρ_object/ρ_w

Spring Scale Reading

Apparent weight reading 0%

Submerged fraction 0%

Weight W
Buoyant force F_b
Tension / apparent weight T