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When the body floating in a liquid, is displaced slightly, it oscillates about

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metacenter

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center of pressure

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center of buoyancy

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none of the above

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Solution

The correct option is A metacenter
When the body floating in a liquid, is displaced slightly, it oscillates about metacenter

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