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Question
An empty plastic bottle closed with an airtight stopper is pushed down into a bucket filled with water. As the bottle is pushed down, there is an increasing force on the bottom. This is because
Options
more volume of liquid is dispaced.
more weight of liquid is displaced.
pressure increases with depth.
all the above
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all the above
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