What is meant by upthrust? What is its Sl unit?

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According to Archimedes' principle, when a body is immersed in liquid then an upthrust also called buoyant force acts on the body which is equal to the weight of the liquid displaced.
Since it is a force and the SI unit of force is the newton.
Hence, the SI unit of upthrust is the newton.

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