When an object is partly or wholly immersed in a liquid, it is buoyed up
A)by a force equal to its own weight.
B)by a force equal to the weight of liquid displaced.
C)and floats in accord with Archimedes' principle.
D)all of the above
E)none of the above

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This is known as Archimedes' principle, which states that the buoyant force on an object in a fluid is equal to the weight of the fluid that is displaced by the object. Therefore, the object is buoyed up by a force equal to the weight of the liquid displaced.

When an Object Is Partly or Wholly Immersed in a Liquid