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When a body is fully immersed in a liquid, the loss of weight of the body is equal to:

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apparent weight of the body

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force of buoyancy

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half the force of buoynacy

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twice the force of buoyancy

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Solution

The correct option is B force of buoyancy
When a body is immersed,forces acting on body are weight downward and force of bouyancy upward. Body is in equilibrium.
$∴$ loss in weight $=$ force of bouyancy

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