The two important forces for a floating body are:

Buoyancy, Gravity

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Buoyancy, Pressure

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Buoyancy, Inertial

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Inertial, Gravity

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Solution

The correct option is A Buoyancy, Gravity
An object floats in a liquid when its weight (or gravitational force) is equal to the buoyant force exerted by the liquid on the object.
Thus option A is correct.

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