What is buoyant force?

$A$ wooden piece floats half-submerged in a tub of water. If the system is transferred to a lift ascending with acceleration $a$,the wooden piece will:

$A$ hollow sphere of mass $M$ and radius $R$ is immersed in a tank of water (density $\rho_w$). The sphere would float if it were set free. The sphere is tied to the bottom of the tank by two wires which make an angle of $45^{\circ}$ with the horizontal as shown in the figure. The tension $T_1$ in each wire is:

$A$ solid sphere of radius $R$ and density $\rho$ is attached to one end of a massless spring of force constant $k$. The other end of the spring is connected to another solid sphere of radius $R$ and density $3\rho$. The complete arrangement is placed in a liquid of density $2\rho$ and is allowed to reach equilibrium. The correct statement$(s)$ is (are):
$(A)$ The net elongation of the spring is $\frac{4 \pi R^3 \rho g}{3 k}$
$(B)$ The net elongation of the spring is $\frac{8 \pi R^3 \rho g}{3 k}$
$(C)$ The light sphere is partially submerged.
$(D)$ The light sphere is completely submerged.

$A$ cubical block is floating in a liquid with half of its volume immersed in the liquid. When the whole system accelerates upwards with a net acceleration of $g/3$,the fraction of volume immersed in the liquid will be:

At what depth does a body remain in equilibrium in a liquid? Explain.