Archimedes' principle states that the buoyant force applied to an object

is greater the weight of the fluid the object displaces

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is equal to the weight of the fluid the object displaces

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is less than the weight of the fluid the object displaces

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is zero

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Solution

The correct option is D is equal to the weight of the fluid the object displaces
Archimedes' principle states that the buoyant force applied to an object is equal to the weight of the fluid that object displaces.
Hence Option B

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