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When an object is fully submerged in strong salty water, it undergoes an apparent :
(1) loss in mass
(2) loss in volume
(3) loss in density
(4) loss in weight

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Solution

When the object will be fully submerged in strongly salty water it will feel an upward force, which is known as the buoyant force. Due to the presence of this upward buoyant force, the object will undergo an apparent loss in weight.

Hence, the correct answer is option 4.

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