State Archimedes' principle. List its two applications. - Vidyadip

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State Archimedes' principle. List its two applications.

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Archimedes' principle states that the upward buoyant force that is exerted on a body immersed in a fluid, whether fully or partially submerged, is equal to the weight of the fluid that the body displaces and acts in the upward direction at the centre of mass of the displaced fluid.

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