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The line of action of the buoyant force acts through the
A Centroid of the volume of fluid vertically above the body
B Centre of the volume of floating body
C Center of gravity of any submerged body
D Centroid of the displaced volume of fluid
The line of action of the buoyant force acts through the centroid of the
A submerged body
B volume of the floating body
C volume of the fluid vertically above the body
D displaced volume of the fluid
The neutral axis of a transverse section of a beam passes through the centre of gravity of the section and is
A In the vertical plane
B In the horizontal plane
C In the same plane in which the beam bends
D At right angle to the plane in which the beam bends
The horizontal component of buoyant force is
A Negligible
B Same as buoyant force
C Zero
D None of the above
Thee horizontal component of buoyant force is
A negligible
B same as buoyant force
C zero
D none of the above
Buoyant force is
A resultant force acting on a floating body
B equal to the volume of liquid displaced
C force necessary to keep a body in equilibrium
D the resultant force on a body due to the fluid surrounding it
The buoyant force acting on a floating body is dependent on the
A Viscosity of the liquid
B Weight of the liquid displaced
C Depth of immersion of the body
D Surface tension of the liquid
Which of the following physicists explained the existence of Buoyant force?
A Archimedes
B Blaise Pascal
C Charles Augustine de Coulomb
D Issac Newton
If the weight of a body immersed in a fluid exceeds the buoyant force, then the body will
A rise until its weight equals the buoyant force
B tend to move downward and it may finally sink
C float
D none of the above
Buoyant force
A For non-symmetrical bodies is not vertical
B Depends on the depth of the submergence of the floating body
C Depends on the weight of the floating body
D None of these

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