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While floating, is the weight of body greater than, equal to or less than upthrust?

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A body floats in a liquid with a part of it submerged inside the liquid. Is the weight of floating body greater than, equal to or less than the upthrust?

While floating, is the weight of body greater than, equal to or less than upthrust?

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When the body floats then weight of the body is equal to the upthrust acting on the body.

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Relation Between Volume of Submerged Part of a Floating Body, the Densities of Liquid and the Body
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Chapter 5: Upthrust in Fluids, Archimedes’ Principle and Floatation - Exercise 5 (C) [Page 123]

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