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A body of weight `w_(1)` when floats in water displaces an amount of water `w_(2)`. Then `w_(1)ltw_(2)`. In this statement true or false?

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The correct Answer is:
A
In floating condition,
weight of liquid displaced=weight of solid.
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    A
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