Which expression gives the magnitude of the buoyant force acting on a completely…

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Problem

Which expression gives the magnitude of the buoyant force acting on a completely submerged object of volume

V

in a fluid of density

\rho

, where

g

is the magnitude of the local gravitational acceleration? (a)

F_b = 2\rho V g

(b)

F_b = \dfrac{1}{2}\rho V g

(c)

F_b = \rho V g

(d)

F_b = \rho_{\text{object}} V g