A bucket containing liquid is suspended from a spring balance. When an iron sphere is suspended from a thread and immersed in the liquid contained in the bucket without touching the walls of the bucket, then the increase in the weight of the bucket is equal to

the actual weight of the iron sphere.

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the weight of the displaced liquid.

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the apparent weight of the iron sphere in the liquid.

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None of the above

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The correct option is B the weight of the displaced liquid.
using Archimedes principle , the increase in the weight of the bucket is equal to the weight of the displaced liquid .
so , option (B) is correct

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A bucket containing liquid is suspended from a spring balance. When an iron sphere is suspended from a thread and immersed in the liquid contained in the bucket without touching the walls of the bucket, then the increase in the weight of the bucket is equal to

The correct option is B the weight of the displaced liquid.using Archimedes principle , the increase in the weight of the bucket is equal to the weight of the displaced liquid .so , option (B) is correct

The correct option is B the weight of the displaced liquid.
using Archimedes principle , the increase in the weight of the bucket is equal to the weight of the displaced liquid .
so , option (B) is correct