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A cork of mass $10 g$ is floating on water. Net force on the cork is: -

A

10 N

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10^{- 3} N

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10^{- 2} N

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D

Z e r o

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Solution

The correct option is D $Z e r o$
here net force is zero

because force due to

gravity is equal to force

due to Buoyancy.

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