What physical property of an object must be compared to that of the surrounding fluid…

PHYSICS · Subjective · AP · Physics 1: Algebra-based · Fluids · Fluids

Problem

What physical property of an object must be compared to that of the surrounding fluid to predict whether the object will sink, float, or remain neutrally buoyant?

Related theory

Fluid Properties
Density
Floatation and sinking
Floating and sinking of objects
Gravitation
Fluids

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