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The amount of buoyancy obtained by a solid partially or fully immersed in a liquid depends on?

  • 1
    on the amount of liquid displaced by the solid
  • 2
    on the weight of the solid
  • 3
    on the mass of the solid
  • 4
    none of these
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Answer : 1. "on the amount of liquid displaced by the solid"
Explanation :

Archimedes' principle states that : "The upward buoyant force that is exerted on a body immersed in a fluid, whether fully or partially submerged, is equal to the volume of the fluid that the body displaces."

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