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A body of weight 1000 N sinks in water. The weight of the liquid overflowed is 250 N.

A body of the same weight as above floats in water. What is its weigh in water? What will be the weight of the water displaced?

Since it floats in water, the weight of water displaced is equal to its weight in air.

Weight in water = Weight in air-Buoyant force


Since weight of water = buoyant force,


Weight in water = 0.


And weight of water displaced = weight in air = 1000 N.


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