A body floats in a liquid if the buoyant force is :

zero

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less than its weight

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equal to its weight

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none of these.

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Solution

The correct option is A equal to its weight
A body floats in a liquid if the buoyant force is equal to its weight.
Hence, option C is correct.

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A body experiences the same buoyant force when it floats and sinks in water.

Write true or false for each statement:

(a) Equal volumes of the two different substances have equal masses.

(b) The density of a piece of brass will change by changing its size or shape.

(d) Relative density of water is 1.0.

(e) Relative density of a substance is expressed in g $c m^{-} 3$ .

(f) When a body is immersed in a liquid, the buoyant force experienced by the body is equal to the volume of the displaced by it.

(g) A body experiences the same buoyant force while floating in water or alcohol.

(h) A body experiences the same buoyant force when it floats or sinks in water.

(i) A body floats in a liquid when its weight becomes equal to the weight of the liquid displaced by its submerged part.

(j) A body while floating sinks in a liquid of low density than in high density.

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ρ_{1} v_{1} g

= ρ_{1} v_{1} g + ρ_{2} v_{2} g

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