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Buoyant force exerted by a fluid on a given body is :

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equal to the volume of body
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equal to the weight of body
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equal to the volume of fluid displaced by the body
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equal to the weight of fluid displaced by the body
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Solution

The correct option is D equal to the weight of fluid displaced by the body
Buoyant Force is an upward force exerted by a fluid that opposes the weight of an immersed object. The magnitude of this upward force is given by Archimedes' principle which states that:
When a body is immersed fully or partially in a fluid, it experiences an upward force that is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by it.

So option D is correct.

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