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The centre of buoyancy of a floating obj...

The centre of buoyancy of a floating object is :

A

At the centre of gravity of the object

B

At the centre of gravity of the submerged part of the object

C

At the centre of gravity of the remaining part outside the fluid of the object

D

At the centre of gravity of the fluid displaced by the submerged part of the object.

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