A solid object of mass 5 kg floats in a liquid . Calculate the buoyant force acting on the body.

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Solution

A body floats only when its weight (downward) is balanced by the buoyant force (upward)
Thus, mg = buoyant force
Weight of the solid object = mg = 5 x 9.8 = 49 N
Thus, the buoyant force = 49 N

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