Which of the following quantities most directly determines the magnitude of the…
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Problem
Which of the following quantities most directly determines the magnitude of the buoyant force acting on a completely submerged object that is at rest in a stationary fluid?
(a) The weight of the object itself
(b) The weight of the fluid displaced by the object
(c) The weight of the object minus the weight of the fluid displaced
(d) The pressure at the object’s center multiplied by its surface area