According to the law of floatation weight of floating body is -

Equal to the weight of liquid displaced

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Equal to the volume of liquid displaced

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Is greater than the weight of liquid displaced

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Is less than the weight of liquid displaced

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The correct option is A Equal to the weight of liquid displaced
According to Archimedes principle , weight of body in water or liquid is equal to the weight of the liquid displaced by it.

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