In the picture below,when the ship is filled with cargo it sinks into the water until the mass of water displaced is equal to the mass of the cargo.The ship is then said to be ________.

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A ship is in isostatic equilibrium when it displaces an amount of water equal to its own weight. This means that the buoyant force acting upward is equal to the weight of the ship acting downward, resulting in stable equilibrium. When the ship is fully loaded with cargo, it sinks further into the water, displacing more water and maintaining this equilibrium.

In the Picture Below,when the Ship Is Filled with Cargo