For a body sinking in the water, the buoyant force on it is the weight of the body.

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Solution

The correct option is C less than
A body sinks in a liquid only when the weight of the body is more than the buoyant force exerted by that liquid. In other words, it can be said that when the density of a body is less than that of the liquid, the body will sink in that liquid.

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