Question

Fill in the blank.

When a solid is partially or wholly immersed in a fluid it experiences an apparent loss in _____.

• A. mass
• B. weight
• C. density
• D. all the above

Answer 1

The correct option is B weight

Weight
when a solid is partly or wholly immersed in a fluid it experiences an apparent loss in Weight.
This id due to the fact that when a solid is submerged in fluid , it experiences a upward force or the buoyant force, which makes the solid lighter, and it suffers a apparent loss in weight.