Question

A body floats in a liquid with a part of it submerged inside liquid. Is the weight of floating body greater than, equal to or less than upthrust?

• A. Greater than
• B. Less than
• C. Equal to
• D. Cannot be determined

Answer 1

The correct option is C Equal to

Any object, wholly or partially immersed in a fluid, is buoyed up by a force equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the object.

The object is floating because the upward force of buoyancy is equal to the weight of floating body.

Answer (C): Equal to