When a body is immersed in water fully, the weight of the water displaced is equal to ________.

Weight of the body

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Density of the body

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Downward force acting on the body

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Upward force acting on the body

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Solution

The correct option is D Upward force acting on the body
According to an archimedies principle
According to the Archimedes principle, when a body is immersed partially a fully in a fluid, it experience and upwards force that is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by it.
so option (D) would be correct

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