Statement I : To float, a body must displace liquid whose weight is greater than the…
Physics · JEE Advanced · NTA Exams — Properties of Solids and Liquids
Statement I : To float, a body must displace liquid whose weight is greater than the actual weight of the body.
Statement II : The body will experience no net downward force, in the case of floating.
Statement II : The body will experience no net downward force, in the case of floating.
- Statement I is true, Statement II is true and Statement II is a correct explanation for Statemetn I.
- Statement I is true, Statement II is true and Statement II is NOT the correct explanation for Statement I.
- Statement I is true, Statement II is false.
- Statement I is false, Statement II is true.
Answer
(C) Statement I is true, Statement II is false.
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