Which of the following expressions gives the magnitude of the buoyant force acting on…

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Which of the following expressions gives the magnitude of the buoyant force acting on an object of volume VV that is completely submerged in a fluid of density ρ\rho? (a) F=12 ρVgF = \dfrac{1}{2}\,\rho V g (b) F=mgF = m g (c) F=ρVgF = \rho V g (d) F=2 ρVgF = 2\,\rho V g

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