In order to make an object float, its weight should be equal to :

atmospheric pressure

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up thrust acting on it

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density

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weight of liquid

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Solution

The correct option is B up thrust acting on it
According to the Archimedes principle, an object floats in the liquid when the weight of the object is equal to the weight of the liquid displaced (or upthrust).
Thus option B is correct.

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