Question

The apparent weight of floating solid in a liquid is _____

• A. more than zero
• B. less than zero
• C. zero
• D. cant say

Answer 1

The correct option is C zero

TRUE
For a solid floating in a liquid, its weight acting vertically down at its centre of gravity is equal to the weight of the liquid displaced by the immersed part of the solid acting vertically up at its centre of buoyancy.
In the floating condition, the apparent weight and the apparent density of the solid are zero and the body is said to be weightless.