Question

it is easier to lift a heavy stone in water because-

a) stone loses its mass in water

b)stone loses its weight in water

c) stone experience an upthrust equal to the volume of water displaced

d)stone experiences an upthrust equal to the weight of water displaced

Answer 1

(b) Followed using Archimede's principle which states that when a body is immersed partially or wholly in a liquid at rest, it loses some of its weight. The loss in weight of the body in liquid is equal to the weight of the liquid displaced by the immersed part of the body.