From the principle of flotation, a body sinks in a fluid until it displace a quantity equal to its own?

  • A density
  • B mass
  • C weight
  • D volume

The correct answer is C. weight

Archimede's Principle states that a body immersed in a fluid experiences an upthrust equal to the weight of the fluid displaced, and this is fundamental to the equilibrium of a body floating in still water.

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