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Explain Archimedes principle?

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a law stating that a body totally or partially immersed in a fluid is subject to an upward force equal in magnitude to the weight of fluid it displaces.


Eg : a ball is dropped in to a cup filled with water. the weight of water gives the magnitude of the upward force acted on the ball.

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