When a body is wholly or partially immersed in a liquid it experiences a buoyant force which is equal to the:

volume of liquid displaced by it

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weight of liquid displaced by it

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both (A) and (B)

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none of the (A) or (B)

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Solution

The correct option is B
weight of liquid displaced by it

Archimedes' principle:
When a body is partially or fully immersed in a liquid, it experiences an upthrust (or apparently loses its weight).
It experiences an upthrust that is equal to the weight of the liquid displaced by the immersed part of the body.
Hence, option B is correct.

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