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The buoyant force on an object is equal to the weight of the

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Step-by-step explanation:

The buoyant force on an object is equal to the weight of the object.

This is known as principle of floatation. The buoyant force (F) is the force acting upward (+F) on a floating body while the weight of the body is acting downward in the negative y direction i.e -W.

Taking the sum of the forces on the body in the vertical direction, mathematically,

+F+(-W) = 0

+F-W = 0

This finally gives F = W which shoes that the buoyant force acting on the object is equal to its weight.

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