A body floats in liquid contained in a beaker. If the whole system (shown in figure) falls under gravity then the up-thrust on the body is:
A
2mg
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B
zero
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C
mg
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D
<mg
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Solution
The correct option is Bzero there is only one force which can act in free fall and that is gravity hence there is zero reaction force or up thrust force.