State whether the following statements are true or false :

(a) The buoyant force depends on the nature of object immersed in the liquid.
(b) Archimedes' principle can also be applied to gases.

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a) False. The buoyant force depends on the volume of object immersed in the liquid and the density of the fluid.
b) True. Archimedes' principle can be applied to any fluid (liquid and gas).

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State whether the following statements are true or false : (a) The buoyant force depends on the nature of object immersed in the liquid. (b) Archimedes' principle can also be applied to gases.

a) False. The buoyant force depends on the volume of object immersed in the liquid and the density of the fluid. b) True. Archimedes' principle can be applied to any fluid (liquid and gas).

State whether the following statements are true or false :

(a) The buoyant force depends on the nature of object immersed in the liquid.
(b) Archimedes' principle can also be applied to gases.

a) False. The buoyant force depends on the volume of object immersed in the liquid and the density of the fluid.
b) True. Archimedes' principle can be applied to any fluid (liquid and gas).