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When a weight of a given body is less than the weight of fluid displaced by it, then the body

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sinks

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floats

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just keeps in line with surface of liquid

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none of these

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Solution

The correct option is B floats
According to Archimedes principle, a body continues to float, if the weight of the body is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by it. If the density of the body is more than that of fluid, it will sink.

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