An object of weight $A$ experience a buoyant force $B$ when it sinks in liquid when it is kept on the surface of liquid. In this solution:

A > B

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A < B

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A = B

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Solution

The correct option is B $A = B$
It kept on the surface of liquid, thus A = B.
Correct option is (C).

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