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State whether given statement is True or False
As an object is moved deeper and deeper in a liquid, buoyant force on it increases gradually.

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True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is B False
Answer is B.
The buoyant force does not change as the object sinks because the object displaces the same amount of fluid no matter how deep it is in the water.
Hence, the given statement is false.

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