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A body floats in a liquid contained in a beaker. The whole system as shown in Figure falls freely under gravity. The upthrust on the body is

A

zero

B

equal to the weight of the liquid displaced

C

equal to the weight of the body in air

D

equal to the weight of the immersed portion of the body

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A
The whole system falls freely under gravity. Upthrust`=` weight of fluid displaced `=` (mass of fluid displaced) `xxg.` For a freely falling body `g=0`. Therefore upthrust `=0`
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