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Buoyant force acting on a body immersed in a fluid depends on:

A

the shape of the body

B

the mass of the body

C

the mass of the fluid displaced

D

depth to which body is immersed

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C
Buoyant force, `F_B=` weight of the fluid displaced`=`mass of the fluid displaced`xxg`
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