9th Class Science Gravitation and Floatation Question Bank Gravitation and Pressure

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    Analyse the given statements and choose the correct option. Statement I: The buoyant force of water on a submerged wooden cube is greater than the buoyant force of water on a steel cube of equal volume. Statement II: The buoyant force on a body is equal to the weight of the liquid displaced by the body.

    A)  Both statement I and statement II are correct and statement II is the correct explanation of statement I.

    B)  Both statement I and statement II are correct, but statement II is not the correct explanation of statement I.

    C)  Statement I is correct, but statement II is incorrect.

    D) (d Statement I is incorrect, but statement II is correct.  

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

     The buoyant force on a body is equal to the weight of the liquid displaced by the body.


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