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What do you understand by the term upthrust?


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  1. When a body is partly or fully immersed in a fluid ( liquid or gas), the fluid exerts an upward force on the body.
  2. The upward force experienced by a body when partly or wholly immersed in a fluid, is called upthrust.

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