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What is the meaning of buoyancy

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Buoyancy:

'It is the phenomenon by which an object with lesser density than the liquid immersed will float in the fluid'.

Buoyant force: It is the upward thrust on a body immersed in a fluid. This force is equal to the product of the volume of the

fluid displaced, density of the fluid and the acceleration due to gravity.


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