two ball, one of aluminium and the other of iron, are imerged in water. Which of them will experience greater upthrust if their volume is equal

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Solution

Since upthrust or buoyant force depends on the density of liquid and on the volume of the liquid displaced by the immersed part of the body. Here, the two balls will experience same upthrust.

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