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A beaker is filled with water to its brim and a ball of mass 100 kg into it. The amount of water displaced is 10 kg. Find the buoyant force experienced by the ball.


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1 N

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2 N

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3 N

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4 N

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Solution

The correct option is C

3 N


According to Archimedes principle, the weight of the liquid displaced is equal to the buoyant force. Here the weight of the displaced liquid is 10×10=100N, so the buoyant force would be 100 N.


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