Multiple choice

A body partially floats in water when

  1. the volume of the displaced water is greater than the volume, of the body

  2. a body immersed in fluid loses as much in weight as the weight of an equal volume of the fluid

  3. the mass of the displaced water is greater than the mass of the body

  4. none of these
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Archimedes' principle states that a body immersed in a fluid is buoyed up by a force equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the body. This is the fundamental principle of flotation.

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