Archimedes’ principle states that when a body is immersed partially or completely in a liquid, it experiences , which is the weight of the liquid displaced by it.

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Archimedes' principle is the statement that the buoyant force on an object is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the object.

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Write true or false for each statement:

(a) Equal volumes of the two different substances have equal masses.

(b) The density of a piece of brass will change by changing its size or shape.

(d) Relative density of water is 1.0.

(e) Relative density of a substance is expressed in g $c m^{-} 3$ .

(f) When a body is immersed in a liquid, the buoyant force experienced by the body is equal to the volume of the displaced by it.

(g) A body experiences the same buoyant force while floating in water or alcohol.

(h) A body experiences the same buoyant force when it floats or sinks in water.

(i) A body floats in a liquid when its weight becomes equal to the weight of the liquid displaced by its submerged part.

(j) A body while floating sinks in a liquid of low density than in high density.

Archimedes principle describes the magnitude of buoyant force acting on a body that is partially or completely submerged in a liquid.

Archimedes' Principle states that when a body is totally or partially immersed in a fluid, the upthrust is equal to :

When a body is wholly or partially immersed in a liquid it experiences a buoyant force which is equal to the:

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