A body while floating sinks deeper in a liquid of low density than in a liquid of high density

Density of fluid A > Density of fluid B

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Solution

The correct option is A
Density of fluid A > Density of fluid B

Volume submerged while floating depends on the density of the liquid.

Less the density of the liquid, less is the portion of the floating body outside the surface of the liquid.

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