A student lowers a body in a liquid filled in a container. He finds that there is a maximum apparent loss in weight of the body when

It just touches the surface of the liquid.

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It is partially immersed in the liquid.

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It is completely immersed in the liquid.

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It is partially immersed and also touches the sides of the container.

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The correct option is C
It is completely immersed in the liquid.

When a solid is completely immersed in the liquid, there is maximum apparent loss in its weight due to maximum volume of liquid displaced.

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A student lowers a body in a liquid filled in a container. He finds that there is a maximum apparent loss in weight of the body when

The correct option is C It is completely immersed in the liquid. When a solid is completely immersed in the liquid, there is maximum apparent loss in its weight due to maximum volume of liquid displaced.

The correct option is C
It is completely immersed in the liquid.

When a solid is completely immersed in the liquid, there is maximum apparent loss in its weight due to maximum volume of liquid displaced.