When the weight of a given body is more than the weight of the fluid displaced by it, the body:

floats in fluid.

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sinks in fluid.

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just keeps in line with the surface of fluid.

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none of these

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Solution

The correct option is A sinks in fluid.
For a body to float it must follow Archimedes Principle.
For a body to float the weight of the immersed part should be equal to the weight of liquid displaced.
If the weight of a given body is more than the weight of the fluid displaced by it then the body sinks in fluid.

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