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Archimedes' Principle

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From the laws of flotation, weight of floating body is equal to .................... displaced.

A

Weight of liquid displaced

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B

Weight of liquid remained

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C

Both (a) and (b)

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D

None of these

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Solution

The correct option is A Weight of liquid displaced
It is very well known that as per archimedes' principle the buoyant force which balances weight of the body floating in water is equal to weight of liquid displaced.

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