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Calculate the buoyant force due to the surrounding air on a man weighing 800 N ....

Calculate the buoyant force due to the surrounding air on a man weighing 800 N . Assume his average density is the same as that of water. Suppose that the density of air is 1.20 kg/m3.

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buoyant force = weight of equal volume of air

= Volume*density of air * g = Weight of man * density of air /density of man

Density of air at 0 degrees celsius = 1.20 kg/m^3

Buoyant force = 800 *1.20 /1000 = .96 N

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