When a body is weighed in a liquid the loss in its weight is equal to:
A
Weight of liquid displaced by the body.
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B
Weight of water displaced by the body.
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C
The difference in weights of body in air and liquid.
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D
The upthrust of liquid on the body.
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Solution
The correct option is A The upthrust of liquid on the body. when a body is weighed in liquid than bouyant force acts on it in upward direction and mg acts in downward direction so the weight of the body decreases .
hence decrease in weight of the body = bouyant force acting on it