A body floats in a liquid contained in a beaker. The whole system is shown falling under gravity. The upthrust on the body due to liquid in this case is :
A
Zero
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B
Equal to the mass of liquid displaced
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C
Equal to the weight of body in air
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D
Equal to the weight of immersed part of the body.
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Solution
The correct option is A Zero The upthrust on the body will be zero due to zero gravitational force on a freely falling object.