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If an object sinks in a fluid, the buoyant force is ____ the weight of the object.

a.

greater than

c.

the same as

b.

less than

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 i think it is a  bc it sinks
User Karthik Thunga
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Answer: less than the weight of the object

Step-by-step explanation:

When the object is placed in the fluid if the object will float totally the weight of the object has to be equal to the buoyant force if the fluid.

In this case, the object sinks it shows the buoyant force is far less than the weight of the object that's why it sank

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