A cork and iron nail have same weight. When immersed in water nail sinks but cork floats. Why? (1) State Archimedes? principle. (1) Why does the pointer of a spring balance move up when the stone suspended from it is immersed in water? (1) A spring balance calibrated in newton, reads 19.6 N. What will be its mass in grams? (1) Weight of a solid Bob in air is 10N and in liquid is 9N. What is the buoyant force experienced by the solid bob?