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Buoyancy and upthrust calculator

Will it float? Upthrust is the volume displaced times the density of the water. Compare it with the weight in air.

Buoyancy and lift

Upthrust = volume x 1.03
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The formula: Upthrust = volume x 1.03. Change any box and the full working updates. For study only, never for dive planning.

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